MSG or msg may refer to: Monosodium glutamate, a common food additive.

The trouble is is that Chine food doesn't taste like Chinese food without that chemical. Western Hamburgers will get you to the mortuary a lot quicker though. One should learn to cook for oneself if you're going to spend a year in China; not least of all to prevent death by food poisoning- and this is from one who likes China.