8.
“Anything about MSG. I battle with my health conscious wife about this often.”
—u/Mister_Pibbs
“MSG gets such a bad rap, and it’s all due to some racist shithead from decades ago. Almost nobody has any real allergic reaction to it, and most of the ones who say they do, just think they do. It naturally occurs in all kinds of foods that most people eat regularly.”
—u/furlonium1
“It’s funny that it became associated with Chinese food when it’s basically a cornerstone of most Italian American dishes as well.”
—u/grubas
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/mollycapobianco/ridiculous-myths-people-believe-are-true