Anonymous wrote:I have rarely eaten out. The food never tastes good unless there is a lot of salt, which means the cooking is uninspired.

I am now medically ordered on a low-salt diet the last couple of years anyway.

I have always preferred eating my own food.

Probably the only one

I have rarely eaten out. The food never tastes good unless there is a lot of salt, which means the cooking is uninspired.

I am now medically ordered on a low-salt diet the last couple of years anyway.

I have always preferred eating my own food.

Anonymous wrote:This is why we have a persinal chef.

Tell me more ?

Anonymous wrote:The more money you pay, the more salt you get.

We went to several higher end restaurants in DC recently, and the sodium was off the charts. It tasted like eating salt sticks. There is a fine balance between using too much salt and not enough to the point the food is bland. Like most of the time I can season our food well at home with salt, but it tastes like restaurants are using triple that amount. Yes, I know eating at restaurants isn't healthy, but the amount of sodium has to be craaazy they're using these days.

So the best restaurants use too much salt in your opinion--i.e. the best chefs in the world (the experts in cooking) use too much salt? I think I'll trust them over you.

I just got in the christmas hams. Salt town here I come!

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Anonymous wrote:What is with some people’s absolute fear about salt? I’ve never understood it. Especially old people.

What is with some people's assumption that using less salt means no salt? No one on here has said they use zero salt. Just because some of us find restaurant food too salty doesn't mean we go salt-free at home. I am always thirsty after a restaurant meal. I certainly use salt at home. (Morton's kosher salt if you must know.) Just not nearly as much!

This is fine. That's not the issue here. There is a difference between "Restaurant is too salty" and "Restaurant food is too salty for me". The latter is an opinion, is not right or wrong. The former is an objective critique about the proper salt content for recipes in the context of a certain cuisine and/or dish; this is a right our wrong statement.

And we are not talking about salt added to disguise bad food to begin with. People here are referencing find dining, Jose Andres.

"Jose Andres food is too salty for me" - opinion. Don't eat there. Nobody cares.

"Jose Andres food is too salty." - not opinion. Your Spanish cuisine, restaurateur, cookbook recipe publishing bona fides overrule Jose Andres? You're simply an idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:We don’t use a lot of salt while cooking and do a lot of stuff from scratch. We have finishing salts that we use at the table. After eating out for a week I felt almost sick and bloated. There was just so much salt in and on everything. Anyone ever experience this?

I just got back from a 2 day trip and I am up 4 lbs. It’s the salt. This is the reason we never, and I mean never, eat out if we don’t have to.

Oh no, were your culottes tight?! Stay home and watch the bird feeder

The more money you pay, the more salt you get.

We went to several higher end restaurants in DC recently, and the sodium was off the charts. It tasted like eating salt sticks. There is a fine balance between using too much salt and not enough to the point the food is bland. Like most of the time I can season our food well at home with salt, but it tastes like restaurants are using triple that amount. Yes, I know eating at restaurants isn't healthy, but the amount of sodium has to be craaazy they're using these days.

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Anonymous wrote:What is with some people’s absolute fear about salt? I’ve never understood it. Especially old people.

What is with some people's assumption that using less salt means no salt? No one on here has said they use zero salt. Just because some of us find restaurant food too salty doesn't mean we go salt-free at home. I am always thirsty after a restaurant meal. I certainly use salt at home. (Morton's kosher salt if you must know.) Just not nearly as much!

Enjoy the bland food

Anonymous wrote:What is with some people’s absolute fear about salt? I’ve never understood it. Especially old people.

What is with some people's assumption that using less salt means no salt? No one on here has said they use zero salt. Just because some of us find restaurant food too salty doesn't mean we go salt-free at home. I am always thirsty after a restaurant meal. I certainly use salt at home. (Morton's kosher salt if you must know.) Just not nearly as much!

What is with some people’s absolute fear about salt? I’ve never understood it. Especially old people.

Anonymous wrote:If you're bloating for days because of a few salty meals, you're not in optimal health to begin with.

Nah. It's called aging. Didn't used to be so noticeable for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Salt is one of the most important factors in cooking (and bodily health!). I'm glad people are finally seasoning their food.

Have you heard of the DASH diet? You should research the effects of a high salt diet on cardiovascular health.

Or maybe don't follow fad diets?

That’s like saying the Mediterranean diet is a “fad diet.” No, it’s a way people in Mediterranean countries have been eating for millennia. There’s nothing “fad” about it.

Sorry, I'd rather have more than one teaspoon of salt a day. I like food that tastes good.

More salt does not equal taste.

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The right amount of salt equals taste - many preparations call for more than a teaspoon.

I assume you disagree with any and all these preparations.

Thank you. Thank you for your cuisine illiterate contribution. Enjoy eating your wall paper paste.

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Anonymous wrote:Ehh, all of the food I ate over the holiday had a crap ton of salt in it. We ate mostly at home but we season well and yes, it's a lot of salt. That's what makes it taste good. Sure, I'm slightly bloated but for me life is too short to eat bland food. I'll work out this week, drink lots of water and get back to normal in a few days. Life goes on.

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I always feel bad for people who hate salt. Their life must be so bland. It helps enhance and balance flavor. Literally everything benefits from a bit of salt.

A bit of salt, sure. The amount of salt in a typical restaurant meal, no thanks. I’m always thirsty for a day afterward. Even with fine dining.

This, because salt is the cheapest way to make food taste “good.”
I’ve started to ask for low salt, and even then, it’s too much.
There’s a reason high blood pressure is so common.

This is false. Salt is needed to make food taste good. Your food stinks

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Anonymous wrote:Salt is one of the most important factors in cooking (and bodily health!). I'm glad people are finally seasoning their food.

Have you heard of the DASH diet? You should research the effects of a high salt diet on cardiovascular health.

Or maybe don't follow fad diets?

That’s like saying the Mediterranean diet is a “fad diet.” No, it’s a way people in Mediterranean countries have been eating for millennia. There’s nothing “fad” about it.

Sorry, I'd rather have more than one teaspoon of salt a day. I like food that tastes good.

More salt does not equal taste.

Again you don’t know how to cook. Your food is bland, just admit it