

That push happened in the US too around the same time, but it only focused on Chinese food. News outlets made a big fuss about it, yet rarely if ever pointed out how widely MSG was used in the US outside of Chinese food.
The claim was that MSG caused headaches based on research from the 70s and 80s, which has had mixed results in studies throughout the years and now has no strong link IIRC.
Either way its usage is personal preference, like any other spice or cooking method, and I wholeheartedly agree with your first point about subbing msg.





I probably would’ve noticed if they hadn’t banned me two weeks ago for unspecified “actions taken by my account” less than a week after I resurrected a sub for parents/caregivers of kids with a rare disorder.
So… Good riddance I say.