Never believed in MSG hype until my aunt's kitchen in Guangzhou

I used to think MSG was just some fake chemical nonsense that gave you headaches. Then my aunt in Guangzhou cooked me a simple bok choy stir fry with a pinch of it and the taste was completely different - way more savory and round. Has anyone else had their mind changed about MSG after actually trying it?

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elizabeth_king7d ago

Oh man, totally. I was the same way until my buddy's mom made mapo tofu with that stuff. It hit different. The mouthfeel was just fuller somehow, like every bite had more depth. I think the whole "MSG headache" thing is mostly in people's heads honestly.

lee7337d ago

...and honestly that's the thing right? People will swear up and down MSG gives them migraines but they'll chug a Gatorade without blinking which is basically just salty sugar water with extra steps. Ngl my whole world view shifted when I found out they put MSG in Doritos and nobody's dropping dead from eating a whole bag of Cool Ranch. It's like people think "chemical" is a bad word but literally everything is chemicals including the damn air we breathe. Tbh I've started putting MSG in my eggs in the morning and my life has never been the same.