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How a menu's salt is doing more than seasoning
Salt in the cooking changes bitterness, aroma, and texture, not just salty taste.
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Salt on a menu is often in the food from the start of cooking, and there it does more than add a salty taste at the end. It changes how bitter and sweet notes register, how some aromas reach the nose, and how proteins and water behave in the dish. The opening covers bitter notes pushed into the background, proteins and water rearranged, and early salt versus a surface shake.
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Inside
- Bitter notes pushed into the background
- Proteins and water rearranged
- Early salt versus a surface shake
- Salt already inside other ingredients
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Salt suppression of bitterness and enhancement of other tastes
- Salt effects on muscle protein and gluten