I'm Italian and my husband's not, and for years his gnocchi got more praise from dinner guests than mine. It made me feel inferior. Today I learned he's been secretly adding MSG to his gnocchi dough, like he's in a food competition, to undermine me.
@fesshole I find once you've cooked with msg yourself its flavour becomes unmistakable.
I used to love it but now that I can spot it among the other flavours it feels cheap