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Cooking & Baking

irisblue

(32,969 posts)

3. I'm going to mildly disagree with you msongs

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 12, 2021, 04:48 PM

Sep 2021

I am not a big salt user-watching my father salt his pizza in the late 60s cured me of that-but I find that some salt does make flavors pop

Tomatoes(acid)+salt+heat(a bit of) jalapeno+ half an avocado(fat) gives me a sensory breakfast pleasure.

I browsed the cookbook-Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
by Samin Nosrat, 2017. I didn't watch the netflix show.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/05/30/529699099/-salt-fat-acid-heat-a-guide-to-the-elements-of-cooking

So, I agree with Cher, a bit of salt does improve some foods

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What's for Dinner, Sun., Sept. 12, 2021 [View all] NJCher Sep 2021 OP

putting salt on food is learned behavior. food does not actually need salt nt msongs Sep 2021 #1

I'm going to mildly disagree with you msongs irisblue Sep 2021 #3

I think you can get used to no salt NJCher Sep 2021 #5

Cold decafe tea, chicken& rice casserole, garlic sauteed spinach irisblue Sep 2021 #2

My doctor told me to avoid canned food because of BP viva la Sep 2021 #4

I freeze fresh tomatoes, chopped Cairycat Sep 2021 #10

I'll try that-- thought they'd fall apart. viva la Sep 2021 #12

No, I don't seed them Cairycat Sep 2021 #13

Pork, collards, brocolli, green beans, apple bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #6

Used the smoked salmon I bought on the north shore of MN... Nanuke Sep 2021 #7

Lemon pepper and garlic shrimp happybird Sep 2021 #8

shrimp and pasta MissMillie Sep 2021 #9

I didn't make it, so I can't take credit. peacefreak2.0 Sep 2021 #11