What this Asian dietitian eats for breakfast

[NutritionByKylie]

First of all, I just want to clarify that pasteurized eggs (such as the ones used in this video as specified in this video) are SAFE TO EAT and do not give you salmonella. You do increase your risk of salmonella if you’re in the US and eat unpasteurized raw eggs.

Though I may not be the first dietitian you’ve seen on IG, I’m likely the first Asian (and Hawaii born) dietitian you’ve seen and that’s because there aren’t many of us. As a result, many people (and dietitians) aren’t familiar with many of our cultural foods which result in many of our foods being deemed as “unhealthy” or “gross”.

In honor of AAPI month, I’ll be doing a small series of Asian and Pacific Islander cultural foods throughout the month to increase awareness of these foods and how they can fit into a balanced diet.

First, we’re making tamago kake gohan (TKG) or “egg with rice”, which is a classic Japanese breakfast food. It’s one of the quickest and easiest foods to prepare and is so savory due to the seasonings used. You’ll get protein from the eggs and carbohydrates from the rice if you have the dish by itself, but I recommend adding nattō (fermented soybeans) to increase protein and fiber content!

Most importantly, there are a lot of misconceptions around MSG and the biggest one is that it’s horrible for us and that Chinese restaurant syndrome is legitimate even though decades of research have disproven this. A lot of these misconceptions are not rooted in science, but rather racism.

In the 1960s, a doctor reported numbness and palpitations after eating Chinese food and playfully dubbed it “Chinese-Restaurant syndrome”. This caught on very quickly, very likely due to the anti-Chinese sentiments in the United States in the 1960s. MSG, an ingredient often used in Chinese (and Asian) cooking was initially blamed which prompted many researchers to study MSG. However, no negative effects were found. The only study that did find something negative was when they injected rats with extremely high doses of MSG (we’re talking 500x the amount that the average human consumes). If you inject any rat with 500x the amount of anything that a human consumes, it will likely have negative side effects regardless of what you inject it with.

MSG is derived from glutamic acid which is an amino acid that naturally occurs in many foods such as tomatoes, cheese, and mushrooms. The glutamate in MSG is chemically indistinguishable from glutamate present in these foods, and our bodies metabolize both sources in the same way.

Lastly, MSG actually has less sodium than salt despite providing SO much more flavor. Unlike MSG, excessive amounts of salt has been shown to have negative health effects but yet we still eat large amounts of sodium from other types of cuisines.

Like ANY food (vegetables, fruit, meat, nuts) people can have reactions to MSG, but the idea that MSG gives most people significantly more negative side effects or “Chinese restaurant syndrome” is false.

[minmin]

Y'all are crazy in the comment. Raw eggs are safely eaten in Korea and Japan because the eggs already been pasteurised and take care so that salmonella will not growth. Y'all act like everything revolves around your country.

[luci]

if you don’t like raw egg, then you can cook yours however you like. dishes like these are easily customizable to your individual tastes, preferences, dietary needs, etc.

[ritamariealan]

OH MY GOD THAT SONG IS SUCH A THROWBACK! OG YOUTUBE FTW. Aw man Nigahiga and KevJumba ran YT back then. That song brought back so many memories

[HidingMonkeyCatNinja]

omg this song is such a throwback😭 Chester See and Ryan Higa slay

[pragyasingh]

The way some of yall be panicking so hard at this but happily eat sunny side up eggs and carbonara without batting an eye is INSANE TO ME

[milesduke]

The ignorance in the comments section proves the necessity of your channel's existence. Thank you for stepping up for Asian and Pacific Islander food! Many times I fell in the mindset of wrongly comparing Filipino food to the "healthy" standard of the west, and I'm embarrassed to say that it made me distant from my culture's gastronomy for a bit. I hope that your channel grows so more people get informed!

[LaserKatze]

Americans need to stop going crazy over raw eggs

Here in Poland we have Gogol mogol which is literally a raw egg mixed with sugar

[Sofiaode]

Is this nigahiga’s song? This takes me back…

[yanishayanisha]

As a native Japanese, I grew up eating that as breakfast every morning! Soo good

[pinkzombie]

I had this in Japan !!! I loved it and was so sad that I couldn’t eat this back in America because I was weary of the eggs but this makes me soo happy, I can start eating this again !

[onebraincellarmy]

It’s been so long since I heard the Nice Guys Finish Last song and the nostalgia hit me so strong.

[madame]

I’ll pass on this one, but I can’t wait for your next video. Keep it up!

[AndznX]

I thought this video was good, and then I saw the comment section. THIS SHORT IS AMAZING. 1) Thank you for correcting misinformation. 2)Thank you for making it make sense for the rest of us! When you grow up eating other cuisines, American frameworks for nutritious food are… well, completely foreign and hard to follow. Needed that deconstruction for real. Like, wow, I really started to believe I had to eat quinoa and chicken breast forever to be “healthy.” 🙏

You actually rock so much for this.

[MeganMarshall-jz]

Everyone else: It’s raw
Japanese + me: you mean perfect

[Pearlywhites]

I didn't hear this song for so long it used to be my fav at one point thanks for the nostalgia

[jackiebrot]

fried egg on rice with soy sauce is a classic that my mom taught me 🥰 looks delicious

[Levi_The_One_The_Only]

To people who don't want to eat the eggs raw - if you mix a raw egg into the rice right out of the rice cooker it will get fully cooked really quickly from the heat of the rice, then you can add a poached egg or overeasy or whatever on top :)

[chimeiamv]

I know this dish as tamago kake gohan! I love it. Also, I appreciate your comment debunking the myths around MSG. To me, all it is is a flavoring. You can even buy it in most western stores. It’s called Accent flavor enhancer powder and it makes your home cooking have that restaurant flavor! Really good 👍

[majorthebeagle]

I just love that you used the song "Nice Guys" by Ryan Higa lmao