><<The sauce from the pheasant also had a funny 'metallic' taste that maybe >was some kind of meat tenderizer or something.>> >Meat tenderizers are loaded with MSG. I'd suspect that or some other >"Frankenstein" chemical added to the sauce. No hives, but I once had MSG-loaded Chinese food and a few hours later, swolen ankles. It was just days before my 30th birthday; swolen ankles before the big 3-0 is NOT a pleasant thing. Dori Zook Denver, CO _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com