Food made without extra salt may taste nasty to you at first, but it's something you can get used to over time. After a while you realize that all the salt was not necessary and only got in the way of the taste of good food.
There are lots of other things you can add to food instead of salt to bring out its natural, good flavor -- lemon or lime juice and grated zest; fresh or dried herbs; spices (not necessarily hot stuff) all help food taste good.
As for the "Low-sodium" stuff you can buy -- to me, it does NOT taste the same as the higher sodium, regular stuff. In many cases (like broth), that is a plus, since most processed foods have way too much salt for my taste. But for some foods, they just leave out anything that might brighten the flavor, and the food really is nasty and needs a lot of help to be palatable. And if they use a salt substitute, well, some people can taste that.
__________________
Co-Moderator, Cooking Questions
"Notorious stickler" -- The New York Times, January 4, 2004 |