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You substituted salt for sugar in your morning cereal. Try it with neither, and no milk, which is actually quite sweet. If one drops refined sugar and adds frui
by WillPostForFood 9y ago
You substituted salt for sugar in your morning cereal. Try it with neither, and no milk, which is actually quite sweet. If one drops refined sugar and adds fruit (e.g., raisins), it is still sugar (as far as flavor goes). There are very few foods that have no salt or sweetness (refined or natural sugar) that still taste good.
- washadjeffmad 9y agoBy conventional American palettes. There's great research done on flavor perception by culture, and the US specifically associates sweetness with intensity of flavor, whereas cultures that don't favor sugar so highly more often associate saltiness with heightened flavor. One example of this is the use of salt or spices on fruit. The generic US palette considers the sweetness of fruit to be its purpose, but many cultures will spice, salt, or cook the same fruits the way vegetables are prepared in the US.