[SAI_Peregrinus]

Plain MSG absolutely does not taste bitter. I just tried some (again) to confirm, it's not salty & not bitter. Just a strong flavor of its own.

[BobaFloutist]

Yeah it just tastes like straight up "savory."

Almost tastes like fat more than anything.

[Kirby64]

> Almost tastes like fat more than anything.

Probably because a lot of fat sources have high levels of glutamates in them. You're not tasting the fat, per-say, but the other stuff that isn't fat. It's why beef tallow is so much tastier than neutral oil. Same level of fat.

[cubefox]

Yeah, I also just tried it, it doesn't taste bitter at all. It tastes like clear soup broth, which usually contains a lot of MSG.