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In the part of China I come from, pretty much all common flavor profiles are predominantly salty. This means that people are having salty stir fries, salty stew
by powersnail 2y ago
In the part of China I come from, pretty much all common flavor profiles are predominantly salty. This means that people are having salty stir fries, salty stews, salty soups, etc. Sugar&vinegar exists, but a lot less common than salty ones, and even in sugar&vinegar, it's common to add at least a good pinch of salt.
This is different from eating one really salty thing, like smoke salmon, where the saltiness is very pronounced. When salt is evenly distributed in every dish and meal, it's a lot less salient that you've consumed too much of it. It's a common experience when eating out, to not feel like I have had too much salt during the meal, but be very thirsty afterwards. (It's also why I dislike eating out back home, but sometimes it's inevitable)
- DiscourseFan 2y agoSo you probably do feel like shit, but its constant rather than something that you notice all the sudden after eating way too much salty food, and your body has probably adjusted to the elevated sodium levels over time, so the side effects are diminished (but, according to this paper, still has a significant effect on your heart health). This is all telling me I should be options trading on biotech companies in China testing blood pressure medication!
- powersnail 2y agoFeeling like shit is stretching it; it's just being thirstier than if I'm cooking myself. I'd say if we do feel like a shit, the local culture probably wouldn't have grown so salty. But health-wise, yeah, it would not be a good idea to eat out often. High blood pressure is a very, very salient health problem, on par with obesity in the public consciousness.