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11231174 No.11231174 [Reply] [Original]

why do the majority of restaurants serve food that is so god damn high in sodium?

>> No.11231252

because drowning food in salt and sugar makes it taste better :^)

>> No.11231262

>>11231174
Salt is a cheap substitute for flavour spices, as well as turning low quality Ingredients seem better. Salt is also addictive.

>> No.11231269

>>11231174
MSG contains sodium.

>> No.11231498

>>11231174
Forgot to mention I'm gay

>> No.11231504

>>11231252
>drowning food in salt and sugar makes it taste better
And fats, don't forget the fats.

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11231508

>>11231262
>salt is addictive
thats like saying food is addictive

>> No.11231742

Because salt makes you thirstier, making you want to order more to drink. Not only that but salt makes beer for example, along with other drinks, taste less bitter, making it easier to drink (ever wonder why bars have stuff like salty peanuts?)
Also, >>11231262

>> No.11231761

>>11231508
Brainlets have a tendency to label anything pleasurable as addictive.

>> No.11231768

>>11231508
>>11231761
There is a thing called food addiction.

>> No.11231859

>>11231174
I'm pretty fucking sure my local pizza place puts tons of salt in their dough to sell more overpriced drinks