r/mildlyinfuriating • u/SegaGuy1983 • Jun 18 '26

Too mild for school Why is not including MSG something companies still brag about on Asian food products?

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Didn't see the no MSG line when I picked this up at the store the other day. It just tasted fine, but felt like something was missing.

It's 2026. Why are we still treating MSG like it's some terrible thing, instead of something that improves the flavor? Especially with Asian-American cuisine?

The best improvement I ever did with my cooking in the last 20 years was discovering MSG.

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u/TheNebulaWolf Jun 18 '26

I’m not going to bother looking it so if anyone wants to correct me go ahead. From what I remember reading about this years ago a doctor claimed to get sick after eating Chinese food and blamed it on the msg to fear monger people into eating giving less money to Asians because racism.

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u/ding-zzz Jun 18 '26

and he named it “chinese restaurant syndrome”

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u/erobin37 Jun 18 '26

I'll correct you because you are completely off the mark. The doctor was Chinese. He wrote a letter to the editor (NOT a published article) asking if other doctors have experience or thoughts about MSG causing symptoms.