MSG is a bummer. MSG the food additive, not MSG as in Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden is not really a bummer, unless you get into a screaming match with a rowdy fan at a Tom Petty concert or something. Then it kind of sucks. But anyways MSG the “flavor enhancer” is a bummer. It’s a bummer because it is so delicious yet so evil. MSG is a magic ingredient that unlocks the taste-good power of almost any food, but it is also basically poison. Even though it’s probably hard to eat enough MSG to actually die, it’s definitely a bummer to find out that you’ve been eating MSG-laden hummus and realize that that’s why it’s so good. Deception bummer: When manufacturers sneak MSG into things and use its chemical name on the label. Mean! Repulsive bummer: Finding out that MSG looks like Easter basket grass.
