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Jane10 Wed 09-Sept-20 07:47:08

I never add salt to anything. DH quite likes pepper but also doesn't add salt

Liz46 Wed 09-Sept-20 07:46:08

I know people (one is a retired nurse!) who put copious amounts of salt on their food. I have problems with my blood pressure so do not add salt to food. We make ‘proper’ chips using rape seed oil and I very occasionally put a little bit of salt on them.
We went for a pub meal a while ago and the salt the cook had put on our chips burnt our mouths. They were horrible.

sodapop Wed 09-Sept-20 07:38:52

Really makes my husband cross when people season the food on their plate without tasting it first. As for tomato ketchup well ..........

Calendargirl Wed 09-Sept-20 07:23:47

P.S.

I think it’s often older people who shake the salt quite liberally over their food, never tasting it first.

Oldwoman70 Wed 09-Sept-20 07:23:35

No - when at home as I am the one cooking I know the food has been seasoned to my taste. On the rare occasions I eat out I always taste the food first and even then rarely add salt or pepper.

Calendargirl Wed 09-Sept-20 07:22:20

I think that years ago many people just put salt on their food as a matter of course. I always put pepper on the table, not salt, as DH has high blood pressure and salt is obviously bad for that.
Don’t put salt in cooking either, probably could do with it sometimes, but manage without. Am surprised that old recipes for cakes etc often say to put a bit of salt in, never do that either.
I’m sure salt brings out the flavour of certain foods, and notice the celebrity chefs seem to toss it in, along with butter, cream, and everything else which is not good for us, but certainly makes food taste nicer!

Beechnut Wed 09-Sept-20 07:19:26

Very rarely with salt. I do use pepper though. ?

Spangler Wed 09-Sept-20 07:18:52

When you have a very expensive set of Aga cruets, you show them off!

Lucca Wed 09-Sept-20 07:12:45

when I married my ex he automatically put salt on his food as soon as the plate was in front of him. I asked him why he didn’t taste it first. So he got out of the habit! My mum always said it was rude to the cook as it implied they had not seasoned the food during cooking. My current bloke did the same and also stopped (I’m very bossy). I actually never put salt and pepper on the table. Does anyone still shake salt over their food as a matter of course?