At the grocery store I only see "MSG Free" labels on soy sauce, ramen, noodles, etc. but nothing for chips, burritos, burgers, etc.

I know there are people who dislike MSG, but the MSG scare was also racist scaremongering, and I wonder how many people think they dislike MSG because the media said Chinese food will kill them while gulping down a big mac and bag of doritos every day

  • SerLava [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I recently heard something that makes me wonder about peoples' self-confirmation of the supposed MSG sensitivity.

    A lot of white people will order Asian food but avoid rice because of the carbs. So they order what is essentially a rice topping, which has the amount of salt necessary to balance out a large portion of completely unsalted rice. It's often very sweet, savory, and oily, so it doesn't taste as salty as it is.

    This makes them feel like shit.

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      A lot of white people will order Asian food but avoid rice because of the carbs.

      I once met a white weeb whose dream it was to live in Japan. He hated rice and refuses to eat it.

      Good fucking luck to him. Probably got to japan and gushed about convenience store sandwiches for a week before dread set in.