From: PowerQuee@cfl.rr.com   
      
   "Frederick Burroughs"  wrote in message   
   news:12aspvsgk82ulc7@corp.supernews.com...   
   > Ibotenic acid, found in Amanita muscaria, is patented in the U.S. as a   
   > flavor enhancing chemical. It is chemically similar to MSG (monosodium   
   > glutamate) commonly used in Chinese food. Has A. muscaria been used   
   > culturally as a flavor enhancer? Are other mushrooms used to enhance the   
   > flavor of other foods, rather than being a main feature in a dish?   
   > (Imagine a mushroom powder as a substitute for MSG.) What flavors or   
   > dishes benefit most from the use of mushrooms as flavor enhancers?   
      
   you might want to check out fungi. com i think he beat you to the punch on   
   that thought, he has a dozen, sorry   
      
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