Evil MSG, it’s the stuff that makes us feel crappy, gives up heart palpitations and other undesirable stuff. However, the umami taste, which we all crave, is because of MSG’s main component, glutamic acid. To complicate matters, it’s in EVERYTHING. Even your tomatoes and your green tea. Is it really as bad as people say?

Umami goodness

Read up on MSG in this week’s FFWD article, In Defense of the Notorious MSG in my Print Publications & TV section or online at the FFWD site.