味精本身既没有营养也没有味道。

It has no nutritional value and no flavor of its own.

youdao

同样，没有了食盐，即使是好菜也没有味道。

Similarly, no salt, even the good food has no taste.

youdao

是的，它的确看上去像塑料，摸上去像橡皮，没有明显的气味，舔上去也没有味道。我不知道它是什么。

Yeah, it does look like plastic and feel like rubber, has no significant smell or taste, I sure don't know what it is.

youdao