I once told my stupid friend I seasoned my food with sodium chloride and he didn't touch it saying he doesn't want chemicals in his food.

I experience Chinese Restaurant Syndrome all the time. I get headaches and heart palpitations if I go more than a week without eating Chinese takeout.

Do you know what is more unhealthy than Chinese food? *American fast food*

I guess youtube recommend this video because I watched uncle Roger 😂

MSG was invented by a Japanese food company Ajinomoto, and has been widely used in Japan longer than anywhere else in the world. Yet, Japanese have one of the longest life expectancy! If you go to a supermarket in Japan, you'll find insane amount of processed foods, all contain MSG. Having said that, they don't eat nearly as much foods as the Americans do. Bottom line is, its all about moderation. If you eat too much of something, it'll harm you. Heck, even drinking too much water can kill you.

MSG is dangerous here in the west we prefer fat and sugar. The real good shit

"Good food is better than ur body" *-That one asian uncle*

Uncle roger say: If you happy in your life just put MSG, if you got a baby just put the MSG, ur baby will be smarter 😂😂😂

I think people are also distrusting of its chemical sounding name. I bet if it was called savoury salt or something people would be less scared of it

I would agree once upon a time it was fueled by racism, but in this day and age i would say 99.9% of peoples fear of MSG is just pure lack of knowledge of the seasoning.

My sister who is a bit of a health food freak jumped on the MSG is bad bandwagon, she insists eating Chinese food makes her ill, she can taste something not right and very firmly lays the blame right at the door of MSG. What amuses me is she has eaten tons of food cooked by me over the years and usually only has good things to say, one day I will tell her that I use MSG in most things I cook just like salt and pepper.

5:00 - inject water DIRECTLY in your blood vessels and it is deadly too. So yeah. That's actually a dumb way to test MSG.

are we not sure that the symptoms of chinese restaurant syndrome aren't just symptoms of overeating?

If they say msg can cause brain damage how are asian so good in math.

"Everybody hears the accusations and nobody tunes in when they hear the verdict of not guilty".

My dad thinks MSG and seasonings causes cancer amd headaches yet he still buys Chinese takeaways as if he didn't eat it.

Been eating MSG since I was a kid and I am still smarter than an a average bear.

Ask Americans what is monosodium glutamate, 95% do not know. Now ask what is MSG, they freak out and 95% will tell you its used in Chinese food and is bad for you. That why it label monsodium glutamate on Doritos not MSG. So next time if someone told you no MSG make sure to double it up!

"If it taste good, its good for you" -Uncle Roger with his ripped abs

it’s really sad how racism against the asian community is so normalized. like for years racist remarks about msg have been used against them yet there was no big controversy about how we can stop it🥺

I was eating MSG since I was like 6 and I haven’t died yet. WARNING: don’t go to these replies

Very interesting. In the US, I grew up being told that MSG is bad. But i never knew why. This changed my perspective.

That scientist injected like 60 percent of that rats body weight with msg 😂

Uncle roger wants to know your location for disrespecting MSG

Lmao bruh I was talking to this dude at my job while we were on our lunch break I bought a bag of Doritos cool ranch and I saw this video the night before so I asked him if he liked msg and he said no it’s bad for your health and causes life threatening symptoms as starts quoting these “experiments” then I asked him if he wants some chip and he said yea, so I gave him a handful of chips and waited for him to finish it, right after he did I asked him if he’d ever eat msg and he said “there’s a reason why I hate Chinese” I laughed and said read the ingredients and handed him the bag. He didn’t know what msg stood for so he read it and asked what was wrong and I showed him what msg stood for and he looked at me and just turned around and left

My favorite MSG was Snake Eater

This title should be: Why do white people freak out over MSG

MSG, SALT, SUGAR, Etc. Everything are okay. Just dont over used it. Keep the right dose of it. Overdose will cause something to your body in old ages.

Rebrand it as "Molecular Gastronomy" and triple the price: problem solved

We used to only sprinkle MSG in food. After seeing this video, I added more MSG in my cooking. And OH MY GOD, my family loves my cooking more.

I've met so many people who swear MSG messes them up.. love telling them about this truth and showing them videos like this! thank you!!

2.5k dislikes are from Angry Facebook Moms who's "sources" says otherwise.

I rather eat real cooked food with msg than a whole bag of potato chip with msg on it... MSG is everywhere from potato chips to food mixes... that's why I don't understand, Why westerners are freaking out on MSG on chinese food when they ingesting msg all the time...

I ate a raw scoop of MSG now, I’m hooked. I can’t stop. *(next on Freaky Eaters)*

I'm a personal Chef and back in college I actually did a research paper on the Sigma of MSG which turns out to be ALL about RACISM! Back in the late '60s and early '70s, NYC Asian restaurants were starting to get more and more popular and sales started getting hirer and hirer. Some or I should say Most of course didn't like it. So secretly Non-Asian restaurant owners took Asian food to laboratories to find out what was in it. It was discovered that a form of salt MSG Monosodium L Glutamate enhanced the flavor of salt and made the food taste more savory. So we know what happens next?? Those Non-Asian restaurants started screaming MSG is bad for you just to make real Asian restaurants suffer. Unfortunately, the bad word of mouth, and also public bashing made sales drop, and made people scared to consume MSG. So Asian restaurants were forced to remove it from their cooking. That's why when you go to some Asian restaurants on the menu in bold lettering NO MSG. This is a shame because now after many years of research they have determined MSG is not harmful, or life-threatening. The scare campaign was actually a HATE campaign! There are many products out on the market that most consumers eat that have always contained MSG but they didn't mention those because they were trying to put Asian restaurants out of business. Today you can find MSG at/in KFC, Chick-fil-A, Campbell's soups, Doritos, Pringles, and a whole lot more!!! I use it in 90% of my cooking especially baking when salt is one of the ingredients. I get RAVE reviews for my Cinnamon Rolls!! Oh, by the way, I got an "A" on my research paper and my professor was originally from Vietnam! 😛❤🔥💋

“If food good no need science” -Uncle Roger

If cheese was an ingredient that is treated with the same digust as msg. "the mold on cheese is high in bacterial levels, which causes sickness" its gonna be a sad day

“ you’re in America now so you gotta do things differently” except most fast food restaurants use MSG and don’t tell you

I just recently started looking into this and this was the best video to put it in context and cover all bases I’ve seen yet. Thank you so much for being so responsible and informative!

In the Philippines, this is called 'vetsin'. It's not bad when added to food, it's bad when you use it on liquor to spike it.

I've worked in food related jobs all my life. 90% of the time contamination doesn't come from the ingredients, it comes from the operator not washing their hands.

"Everybody hears the accusation and no one tunes in when they hear the verdict of not guilty" this is way too real and applies to so many things not just msg

MSG! Root cause to why I came across to this video: Uncle Roger!

I remember I had my favorite chinese restaurant in college I went there all the time to the point they knew me by name and knew my schedule for when I’d come in. One time my friend said they sketched him out cuz they were too good of a deal, it’s probably dog meat loaded with MSG. I was kind of personally offended, it did feel racist.

West doesn’t like MSG because they like a food loaded with trans fat and sugar 😂

u are most likely getting a head ache after soup because of you just drinking 1000mg of sodium. Not the MSG

No one ever admit in hospital caused by MSG ...my mother got hypertension n diabetes ..due to excessive salt n sugar intake ..

Americans eats MSG: OMG! i am having a headache. Also Americans snorts cocaine:Oh yeah!this feels so good my head literally feels like floating

I worked for more than 10 Chinese restaurants in the past 10 years in the US, every one of them claims their food is MSG free but ALL of them were using it. the weird part is during this 10 years I had never encounter anyone that had so call "Chinese restaurant syndrome", even for some people that says they are allergic to MSG but eating in the restaurants more than 3 times a week.

yet no one bats an eye towards cigarettes and/or alcohol

Tbh almost everything I eat when I was a kid my mom put msg and one day I saw people friking out about msg in food so that's why I'm here

People probably getting headaches because they're eating too much really salty food in general and not hydrating enough. The chinese home cooked food with msg added in would be healthier than eating a load of Pringles & KFC. Ive seen MSG in my local Chinese supermarket. Im going to buy a bag next time i go and test it out in my cooking. Watch me get addicted to it now 😂

MSG V: THE UMAMI PAIN.

Malaysian 🇲🇾 also LOVE MSG & we have a lots type of MSG here ☝ ❤❤❤❤❤🙆🙆🙆

Funny that I come across this video after 2 years it uploaded and I have two cents on this topic that I want to share. 'Disclaimer' I am a Hong Konger born Chinese and lucky to have little enough knowledge on food, some call us as foodie First, MSG is not evil substance, it brings out and enhance the flavor in your dish. As this video said, some people do react like allergy towards MSG, but mostly all can't even tell there is MSG in their food. If you have a sensitive taste buds like me, you can tell whether MSG has been used or not. The worst case you likely have is a chef overused MSG in your food, as a result you feel thirsty almost right away; all you need is drink some water but sugary beverage works the best in this case. Second, I am glad this video bring out umami, this is the key whether your food will taste good or not which relate to how much ingredients you use to cook your food. Everyone know sole steam or boil food has no flavor in them, in order to make it delicious, you must add variety ingredients in it. Now here comes the umami, it can be broth/stock, aged meat marinated with seasoning and such. This is the BASIC TASTE of your food, then follow by adding sugar, salt, soya, spice. Third, then why use MSG? The question is whether the chef want to spend hours to make their umami or not, note that time is an luxury that restaurant never have enough of it. The more time they spend on preparing, the more cost their food will be, that explain why you never find MSG is being used in Michelin star restaurant. That is because they spend lots of time to perfect their umami. Have you wonder why food in most Chinese restaurant can be cook so fast, and here is the answer. That being said, if the waiter/waitress tell you the dish will take time to make, that means that food you order is likely MSG free. Btw, you can always ask them not to use MSG in your Chinese takeout, just don't expect the taste will be the same though. In conclusion, using MSG is never controversial but likely discrimination towards Chinese food ,or worst, or Chinese people. If you are paying the usual cost for your food in Chinese restaurant, don't expect MSG will not be used. On the other hand, if you happen to find out their food is MSG free, tell them how much you appreciate on their effort to make their food taste good. One last thing though, always call out those restaurant which pretend to be MSG free when they are not. (If you wonder how does overused MSG will feel like, put 1/4 tablespoon on your tongue. Once you start to feel your tongue numb and thirsty, that's the sensation you are looking for)

When I was a kid I got crippling migraines every time I consumed MSG. Now that I'm an adult that no longer happens.

the food scientist guy looks like an asian elon musk

Is it only me but does Dr. Ken look like an older version of Elon Musk? (Edit) Woah thanks for the 150 likes!!!!!

Asian consume msg daily throughout their whole life and manage to be healthier than American, that says something. American should be more concern about their sugar intake instead of picking on flavor enhancing msg that is use in small amount.

"RACISM" Probably my dad has used MSG in a lot of dishes (he doesn't use it everyday) and I've never gotten brain damage. Racism? yeah, Racism.

Why did he drop so much msg on the table tho.

SMG will cause brain damage? Wondering why Chinese still good at math... LOL

I used to work in a Chinese restaurant and I used to secretary eat msg with a spoon

2:58 Ok, let's try the same with a cigar... First: smoke a cigar. Second: check for anything bad happening I could verify that after smoking a cigar I am fine and nothing bad happens, therefore the cigars are perfectly healthy. Probably who criticizes the cigars is simply racist towards the Cubans.

The headaches usually come from all the sodium in Chinese food. Americans don't drink a lot of water either so that plus salt equals headache.

I’ve eaten MSG everyday since Filipino food cooked in my home is usually used. I don’t like using it all the time, but I haven’t had any negative effects. Just don’t use a lot of it (in a dish) from what I’ve been told, since it isn’t good for you.

MSG stands for Make Stuff Good

Lol been eating my asian girlfriend cook for 4 years and she used msg every time she cook... I never experienced any headaches or anything

They should just call it Unami Seasoning and watch the stigma disappear

I will never get over losing Anthony Bourdain

i know so many people who swear up and down that they're allergic to msg or that it gives them headaches but then i see them eating doritos... if they have a mild headache later, they blame it on the doritos and i'm like "dude, you're probably just dehydrated. put down the damn soda and drink a glass of water for a change."

other people: MSG can make you sick Uncle Roger: so weak so weak

Now I'm like: "Where do I buy MSG? " 😅

Salt Bae? Nah *MSG BAE*

This is like another way saying, dont promote "asian" products or food.

MSG is one of the safest ingredients you can possibly use, Glutamic acid is at the intersection of several metabolic pathways, which means it can be converted into a carbohydrate or more complex amino acids, enzymes and so on. Plants can readily absorb through their roots and use it as a building block of other amino acids, energy or signaling.

I’ve been injecting MSG for years and so far no ill side effects.

Society: OMG MSG! society: mannn smoking is gooddd

I think there is one thing we overlook - the amount of msg in the dish

I lived in VN, and sometime I had back numbness when the restaurant over used MSG; it’s common to have that syndrome when eat at places use tons of MSG. All my friends and family have it, we called it MSG overdosed.

I thought the title was, why do people freak out about Metal Gear Solid in their food...

smoking it dangerous, better ban that shit.

I had a roommate who's mother was visiting once. When he suggested going to a Chinese restaurant, she was disgusted and literally asked if they cook with bugs. When my brother was in high school he invited his friends to dinner in Chinatown and one of his friends brought a bag of McDonald's because he didn't want to eat the food. One time I was visiting a friend in Texas. He had work, so for lunch I went across the street to a Chinese spot and got an order of pepper chicken. When my friend came back I told him what I had for lunch and he was disgusted. It was literally just chicken, green peppers and rice.

My grandmother always incorporates Ajinomoto (a brand of MSG) into her food. I'm perfectly fine. It brings out the *UMAMI* in the food. She also adds soy sauce.

The reason people feel like crap after eating boxed Chinese food is because they're literally eating copious amounts of carbs, oils, and salts at one time. That being said, when I was little my mother purposely avoided food with MSG in it. I was not allowed to eat cheese puffs or Campbell's soup for this reason. Funnily enough, we ate a frick ton of Chinese food. And I do believe there are people who have a sensitivity to MSG just like some people can't eat a lot of salt or else they get headaches. My mother can't eat annatto which is a natural food coloring found in basically any orange food because it acts as a diorectic and dehydrates her so she gets serious migraines. What I'm basically trying to say is, just because a large group of people isn't affected by something doesn't mean some people aren't. I've also never heard Chinese food syndrome before today. So I wouldn't just assume anyone who is trying to avoid MSG is racist. I only say this because some people get bitter and will purposely feed someone who says they're allergic to certain things that food out of spite. Please don't do this. That it is all.

It's racism. People don't complain about MSG in chips, canned soup, or KFC.

GREAT VIDEO! I didn't even know that there was a stigma around MSG, Im south African and I've noticed that a lot of youtube chefs from America use MSG and i was just very curious as to what it is

Some people are just obsessed with removing everything from their food: MSG, Gluten, etc which are so ridiculous for me lol. If you do not want other people to put things you would not like to eat, just produce and cook your own food 🤷‍♂️

Great video.🍲 Key quote at 01:02 by Anthony Bourdain: "Y'know what causes Chinese Restaurant Syndrome? Racism." 🎤⬇️👏🏿 Sans the racial aspect, this also applies to GMOs - which are scientifically proven to be PERFECTLY SAFE (you can still criticise Monsanto) - and vaccines💉.

Yeah and I was told that if I ate msg I would get cancer. Jokes on you, cancer is already In my DNA. Edit: y'all really being smartasses here.

3:15 I love "chinese" food I love essentially all food except some foods that make me sad to eat sometimes and no soy etc but its not racist to not like MSG. There are people who eat only meats and veggies no grains no extra anything no spices etc no butter no oil for cooking some people love grains their diet is all dairy and grain but one of my scandinavian friends get sick when she has too much salt too much spice and starfruit some fruits make her sick if she eats a whole fruit. Lettuce and stuff too. Skinny lady but she only eats fish and meat thats how she was raised. So aside from being raised only on meat for the most part thats her linneage so she might actually be getting sick it might not be in he rhead. She also loves raw meat. I dont get sick from it ever but its disgusting the taste is fowl but she likes it and for someone else they might get sick. Its not racist to not want to eat her scandinavia weird people fish is it?

Whenever I have msg I start uncontrollably laughing at my own jokes for hours

6:04 COOLEST DOCTOR EVER

So basically, in my house, our house has three bots for spices. It's sugar, salt, and msg, and I think we're fine. My brain damage is just my dumbass being born.

So basically the entire population of America has cognitive dissonance towards MSG. Well you learn something new everyday.

I love this stuff... and I'm very aware my increased likelihood of a migraine after is due to overeating and thereby becoming ... dehydrated... same reason we feel like we are dying after too much alcohol.

American consumed most MSG. You American put in your cheeto. Fries, big Mac, Frozen food. There are more than 11 names for MSG.... Natural flavor is one of them MSG. Chicken 🐔 broth...gravy MSG.

My class were discussing about MSG and they all said it'll cause nervous disorder, muscle cramps blablabla😒 and I just sat there silently because they won't believe that MSG is safe to eat. 😪

I used to work at a Chinese restaurant. The same people that ask if we use MSG are often the same people that order soda on the side.

It sucks being affected by MSG, I’m so glad to see that this video is trying to get rid of the xenophobic stigma. But I can’t eat MSG anywhere, if I eat KFC or Cheeto’s I get a terrible headache and going out to eat is a frustrating gamble. When shopping I have to check labels all the time. However, I can have MSG in its most natural forms like tomatoes, Parmesan and soy sauce.