Salt is one of the most important ingredients in the world of cooking, but also one of the most persistently misunderstood.
There is no ingredient more essential to every form of home cookery than salt. It’s one of the building blocks of life; an essential nutrient in the human body; a tool used in most every cooking culture around the globe. And yet, it’s also probably fair to say that salt also happens to be simultaneously the single most misunderstood, ignorantly reviled cooking ingredient as well.
Here, then, are five of the most persistent, incorrect views that too many of us still hold about various kinds of salt.Properly employed, making food taste “salty” is almost never the actual function of salt in cooking. Relatively few foods are traditionally meant to have an overtly “salty” flavor, and these are usually ones where salt may be sprinkled on liberally at the end. Think soft pretzels, or movie theater popcorn, or roasted and salted nuts.
The other frustrating reality is that many people who essentially do not use salt in their own home kitchen are widely unaware of how much salt is still present in, be it packaged foods or restaurant dishes. I promise you, even your favorite “health conscious” restaurant is still probably using far more salt than you’re expecting, because restaurants are in the business of making dishes that taste good.
It should likely be obvious that super fine table salt requires less to use when measuring by volume–because the grains are so small, there are fewer gaps and spaces between them in a teaspoon or tablespoon, meaning more sodium per TSP or TBSP. What’s far less clear is that even between the two popular, major brands of Kosher salt–Diamond Kosher and Morton Kosher–there are still big differences in the amount of sodium in any given volume.
before serving it to anyone. Lacking in flavor? Season some more. Still lacking? Keep going. Continue seasoning until “taste” occurs. That’s how you know you’re done. Curious why certain
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bay Area home prices, home sales continue to fall as mortgage rates hit record highsThe Bay Area saw another drop in home prices last month, as mortgage rates continued to soar.
Read more »
Legendary Mexican restaurant soon opening in Salt Lake CityA legendary Mexican restaurant that first opened in Los Angeles more than a century ago is coming to the Beehive State and bringing all of its authentic dishes and delicious cuisine with it.
Read more »
Some Utahns at higher risk of exposure to toxic dust from Great Salt Lake, study findsAs the Great Salt Lake declines and toxic dust events increase with intensity, they will disproportionately affect residents of Tooele County and the west side of Salt Lake City.
Read more »