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Food is too salty
Also searched as: too salty, rescuing oversalted food, oversalted
In short: Too much salt can hardly be taken out, only diluted or balanced.
Picture it
Like music that is too loud: you cannot turn it down, you can only make more room.
What happened in your kitchen?
Question 1
Was the sauce or soup reduced for a long time after salting?
All causes, by frequency
- Salted early, then reduced
When reducing, the salt stays and the water goes.
Next time: Dilute with unsalted liquid · Next time salt only at the end
- Too much at once
Salt only dissolves and spreads out over time.
Next time: Add more of the unsalted ingredients · Acid, sweetness or cream soften the impression a little
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Sources
- Harold McGee: On Food and Cooking (2004)