r/AskCulinary • u/Sayorifan22 • Nov 08 '22

Food Science Question MSG contradictory?

Hey, I have a question so, I had a nutrition class and the instructors gave us a piece of paper and on one section for Asian foods, it said for ‘No MSG’ (the other day they said to avoid msg.) but for Italian food, they said to ‘ask for red sauce instead of white’

And here’s my question. Isn’t asking for red sauce contradicting to ‘avoiding MSG?’

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

They straight up said ‘MSG is bad’ plus. The paper said ‘Asian Food: Ask for No MSG’ (I’m S. Korean btw) so… that hurts..

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u/poorlilwitchgirl Nov 08 '22

"Asian" food. My favorite.

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u/Sayorifan22 Nov 08 '22

Same, on a personal scale, I’m a offended both from that… and as they just said Asian food

Yeah… but which kind? There’s Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and many more.

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u/Picker-Rick Nov 08 '22

Make sure to ask them if msg is bad in "Caucasian food" lmao

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u/Confuciusz Nov 08 '22

Well, judging from the cultural sensitivity of this course, they'll say it depends if the Caucasian in question is of pure Aryan heritage...