broads said:
In the beginning of this year I didn't have a proper kitchen for a while ie for about 3 months as we were re doing ours. I used our microwave and a steamer for most of our meals as I did not have a hob or an oven. I am not quite sure why but I did not use extra salt during the cooking process, I would normally put a little bit in a pan of boiled potatoes, veg or a joint in the oven. I now find buying smoked salmon, some cheeses, smoked mackerel etc VERY uneatable, salty. I cook all our meals from fresh produce and have done for years. I am now finding the salt aspect with salmon and cooked meats quite worrying . As I tend to follow a lowish carb diet, I eat a lot of salad and enjoy a bit of meat or fish with it. I love smoked salmon, mackeral. so why does it all suddenly appear so unbearablly salty?!!!
Is it just me?
Broads,
Your not alone, I don't use salt either and haven't done for the last 20 years. I enjoy the taste of food on its own, and agree that when eating out that salt does impair the flavour of the food. Unfortunately most restaurants cook with salt, I find that Indian restaurants and takeaways are the most saltier, sometimes making the food unbearable to eat.
My wife watches just about every cooking program on the tv, and she often comments on the amount of salt they use in their cooking, one of my favourite tv chef is Rick Stein, his passion for food is marvelous and he seems such a decent fellow, but the salt he adds to his food is unbelievable!
I love smoked mackerel too, always eat this twice a week, and agree it is a little salty, but I find that some brands are more salty than others, Aldi's pre-packed smoked mackerel is very nice and not too salty, and good value at £1.41 for 2 pieces.
Nigel