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13667429 No.13667429 [Reply] [Original]

>not seasoning your food at all
anybody else doing this?

>> No.13667460

>>13667429
Depends. I'm probably going to have an apple soon. Won't season it.

>> No.13667547

>>13667460
I always salt my apples like my watermelon. A little salt. It works.

>> No.13667612

>>13667547
I hope this doesn't catch on.

>> No.13667626

>>13667612
Why? I think it works

>> No.13667633 [DELETED] 

>>13667460
>not using some cinsug on yr apple

>> No.13667689

>>13667626
It does, but people already consume enough salt. More power to you, though. It is very tasty.

>> No.13667710

>>13667429
Do you have a reason for doing it? Are you trying to eat less?

>> No.13667812

I hate the word seasoning. Obviously when you make a dish, it will be seasoned. You will add salt as you cook, and probably some herbs and spices as well. But that's just cooking. You can't separate the process of cooking from the process of seasoning. That is, unless you make incomplete dishes and attempt to salvage them by seasoning after the fact. Which is exactly what most people who talk about "seasoning" do.

If you're baking plain boneless skinless chicken breasts, or staring down a bowl of plain rice with no accompaniment, you already messed up. At that point, no amount of hot sauce or garlic salt or seasoning blends can redeem you. Just eat your lazy food (we all do it sometimes), but stop pretending seasoning is a legitimate practice.

>> No.13667817 [DELETED] 

>>13667812
>not marinading your rice

like, even if you're lazy, it costs 0 effort just to give it a brine beforehand for a couple hours for that edge in flavoring/decarbing it slightly

>> No.13667826

>>13667429
>why I season my mouth, not the food

>> No.13667842

i just recently started salting pasta water
also just recently found out there are instructions on the packaging of pasta how much water to boil for a certain amount of pasta, how much salt to add, and how long to cook for different doneness

>> No.13668135

>>13667842
just buy your pasta water presalted, saves a lot of time

>> No.13669740

>>13668135
>not buying pre-cooked pasta and reheating it in the microwave

>> No.13669828

>>13667429
only bad cooks don't season their food. Is it that difficult to add at least pepper? I would understand wanting less salt, but no flavor at all? why?

>> No.13671132

I've been trying to ease up on the salt lately since I used to consume far too much of it.
Unsalted food doesn't really bother me anymore.

>> No.13673142

>>13667429
Depends how long ago I've slept. If that number's above 48 hours, yes, I do that too.

>> No.13673263

seasoning is for children. every food has its own taste.

>> No.13673306

>>13669740
>Not stealing leftover pasta from the dumpsters of Italian restaurants
shiggydiggy

>> No.13673603

>>13667429
My mother does this. She doesn't season anything she cooks. Then she eats what I cook and recently I've made a few new recipes, she says that it's the greatest thing she's ever eaten!

It's not that difficult and she has salt and pepper as well as a cabinet filled with spices. She uses spices here and there but stays away from the salt to season the food, yet she buys salt regularly since I keep using it when I'm eating with or cooking for them in their home.

>> No.13673697

>>13667429
salts got a lot of carbohydrates

>> No.13673805

>>13673697
based retard

>> No.13673809

>>13669740
you still need pasta water to add to it dummy. you can make your own pasta stock or you can buy it canned. they even sell pasta bullion in some specialty stores

>> No.13673820

Nah. I've taken to experimenting with herbs and spices in every dish I make. Tarragon is a solid choice for nearly anything. Cayenne pepper makes a lot of pasta much nicer, even my fried ramen. Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme is an excellent combination on pork.

>> No.13673831

>>13673603
>stays away from the salt
jesus christ, why? salt is literally, LITERALLY the most important seasoning. you can't make good food without salt. and you can drop all spices from your life and only use salt for the rest of your life and still achieve decent results

>> No.13673841

>>13673809
>pasta stock
this shit made my brain hurt for a second

>> No.13673859

>>13673831
>you can't make good food without salt
Just replace all salt usage with MSG, boom

>> No.13673866

>>13667429
I never salt my steaks because I'm a poorfag, and when I eat expensive steaks, I want to TASTE the beef, without any of the salt or pepper to get in the way of the experience.

If I were richer and could afford to eat steaks everyday, I would use things like salt, pepper, butter, garlic, and herbs. Actually, I would just hire some latina maid to do it for me. Shit would be based.

>> No.13674151

>>13667429
could have justed asked if there are any white ppl browsing it would have been easier on your tender fingers

>> No.13674161

no, it takes literally 2 seconds
why would i not enhance the flavor 100%?

>> No.13674185

bought a bunch of seasonings, been learning and trying them out. anyone know how to get aftertaste out of canned milk?

>> No.13674203

>>13674185
well i did 2 parts water and 1/8 cup sugar, and it's ok in captain crunch. just not drank straight.

>> No.13674377

>>13667812
Based.

>> No.13674424

Depends on the food. The flavor of good ground beef is exactly what I want to taste, masking it with some shitty spices and herbs is sacrilege and I’ll die on this hill. Literally the only reason to season it would be to cover up bad meat. Also keep in mind most people’s paletes are ruined by all the artificial and natural flavorings they eat so they literally can’t taste subtle flavors.

>> No.13676019

>>13667429
Fuck no.

>> No.13676142

>>13673263
Salt doesn't add taste. It reveals the taste of food. If you don't put it on the food you can't taste the food.

>> No.13676154

>>13673866
>I want to TASTE the beef, without any of the salt or pepper to get in the way of the experience.
This is really low IQ. Salt increase the taste of beef, it doesn't replace it. I hate people that don't understand that, this is basic cooking. I know a lot of pretentious hipsters says they don't add salt to get the real taste of food, this is just stupid... Salted food IS the real taste of food.

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>>13676154
I agree with this. I freeze leftover poultry carcasses to remake into stock. After the stock is done, it's barely more flavorful than water. I have to separate a small portion of it so that I may salt it and taste if it needs to be reduced more. It's too hard to tell if it's "right" before salt, and you don't want to salt the whole stock, hence the small portion to test.

>> No.13676698

>>13673866
Meat without salt tastes like cardboard. You're pretending you like it better to appear sophisticated. But that's ridiculous really.

>> No.13677840

>>13676142
Salt is literally one of the basic tastes how could adding it to food not add taste? I hate France so goddamn much.

>> No.13677918

>>13667689
some people don't eat enough salt

>> No.13677932

>>13667612

My mom does that. She has high blood pressure

>> No.13677937

>>13671132

Just buy low sodium salt if you're worried about intake

>> No.13677944

>>13673263

Your retarded. Salt enhances the flavor of food.It's basic cooking knowledge

>> No.13677952

>>13673866

This is retarded

>> No.13678250

>>13667812
Uniformity means it's all diluted. Sprinkling on top means you get stronger hit of flavor with less, particularly important with salt.

>> No.13678484

>Obviously when you make a dish, it will be seasoned. You will add salt as you cook, and probably some herbs and spices as well.
You would think this is obvious but it isn't necessarily. Too many people out there will cook a roast without herbs, or just basically a bucket of browned mince or meatloaf, or a plain white chicken breast, or just mushy boiled veg. I am glad you're not an idiot, but don't assume everyone else has their own head screwed on.

>> No.13678512

>>13678250
That sounds like a good move if you're using salt flakes, or if you want to reduce your sodium intake. I get that. But to maximize flavor in most dishes I think it's important to add salt during the cooking process, sometimes at multiple different stages of it, no?

Although that's just about salt. Nothing you can say will convince me that people who shake dried herbs on top of their cooked pizza slices aren't philistines.

>> No.13680218

Def low sodium for muh health

>> No.13681663

Yeah my mum. hate her food but don't have the heart to tell her. she doesn't even add salt to potatoes. goddamit

>> No.13681701

>>13667429
The only seasoning I need is mayo

>> No.13681726

>>13681663
Who adds salt to potatoes? Potatoes are supposed to taste almost sweet. Or that's the way I like them. If they taste watery, you have to let the boiled potatoes dry before you eat them.