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To wonder why no one seasons food anymore

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heydiddlysquat · 05/05/2024 16:24

Visiting my daughter for lunch - cooking a roast. I remarked that she hadn't added any salt and pepper to the meat before cooking. She looked at me as if I was mad and said of course not - salt is bad for you.

I'm in my 60's and growing up all meat was seasoned before cooking (no other way of doing it) and of course people could add more afterwards to suit their taste.

But it seems everyone wants their food to be unseasoned (tasteless) nowadays.

Or am I out of touch?

OP posts:
frankentall · 05/05/2024 16:29

My food tastes fine without adding salt and pepper thanks.

HyggeTygge · 05/05/2024 16:29

I love how you've confused "your daughter" and "everyone" Grin

mitogoshi · 05/05/2024 16:29

Depends on what it is, meat contains salt so i wouldn't add extra, salt is bad for you. Gravy has plenty of salt. My roasts are full of flavour

FlyingPizzaMonkey · 05/05/2024 16:29

Well too much salt is bad for you.

I still remember my grandparents chucking salt on veg and boiling them til the end of time. No thanks.

Summerbay23 · 05/05/2024 16:28

It depends, I add a lot less than I used to (I’m in my 50s), I don’t for instance add salt to boiled veg. My DF and his wife (in their 70s) add sooooo much salt and pepper to everything, all their food is massively over seasoned (I sometimes wonder if they’re losing their taste buds).

Haydenn · 05/05/2024 16:27

my mum stopped seasoning food when
she had kids because salt is bad for you, but she’s the only person I know who does this. Everyone else seasons when cooking

TheFlis · 05/05/2024 16:25

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t season food when cooking! You must know some strange people if nobody you know seasons.