On 12/06/2014 10:23, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:04:11 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:08:53 +0100, Spider wrote:

On 10/06/2014 17:21, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:17:22 +0100, Spider wrote:

I never knew that! I put salt on most (savoury) things, so I'm now
wondering if that makes me a wimp ...?

Salt makes taste sensitivity low.

I gave up salt because of health reasons and within a few days
realised how many flavours I had been missing.

Steve




Odd, that, because I cut down on salt for years until an infection all
but killed my sense of taste. Now that I (feel) I have to use more salt
again, I find salt increases flavours.

Isn't that just the flavour of the salt?

No. Salt is a flavour enhancer, but it also masks subtle flavours.




Tis true, except I don't perceive subtle flavours because of my taste
dysfunction. Without salt, most food tastes like cardboard/ash/flour.

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Spider.
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