Get ready for the Salty Superheros! Today we get super science-ey yet again as we delve into that woefully misunderstood origin of flavor, MSG. We learn about the nocebo effect and palate concordance before starting a new religion. 
Links:<ul><li><a href="http://www.spilledmilkpodcast.com/366" title="Spilled Milk: Episode 366: Cabbage">Spilled Milk: Episode 366: Cabbage</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/an-msg-convert-visits-the-high-church-of-umami" title="An MSG Convert Visits the High Church of Umami | The New Yorker">An MSG Convert Visits the High Church of Umami | The New Yorker</a></li><li><a href="https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017639-tohu-thoke" title="Tohu Thoke Recipe - NYT Cooking">Tohu Thoke Recipe - NYT Cooking</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/668/transcript" title="668: The Long Fuse - This American Life">668: The Long Fuse - This American Life</a></li></ul>
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Episode 380: Pregnancy Cravings

Every week on Spilled Milk, writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton start with a food-related topic, from apples to winter squash, and run with it as far as they can go—and, regrettably, sometimes further.