The key to good food is perfect seasoning.
What happens if you wrongly put a lot of salt in your food? There are situations whenever this occurs. Opposite to how most people would have coped with excessively salty food, such as drinking enough of water to offset it, there are ways to preserve food rather than eating it or tossing it away.
But worry not; the country’s greatest chefs have remedies for salty foods.
Chef Edward David Mateo (La Royale Patisserie / MinatamisPH / Frozen Spoon)
Potato is an additional favorite for Chef Mateo, but he recommends adding some additional vegetables to the suitable dish to balance saltiness.
Chef Redd Agustin (The Pork Project)
“I usually do two things depending on the dish. If the dish is concentrated, I just take out one-fourth of the volume, then add a rich unflavored stock. For a faster hack, I add slices of potatoes and ice cubes. This works all the time yet that all depends on how salty the dish is,” he shared.
Chef China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (Center for Asian Culinary Studies)
“I would add some acid to the dish, such as lemon, lime or dayap, to lessen the saltiness. If I’m cooking soup, I would add some water. If it’s stew I’m cooking, I would add more tomato sauce,” Chef China said.
Chef Heny Sison (Heny Sison Cooking School)
“If your food is too salty, the remedy depends on whether it’s a savory dish or a dessert. For savory dishes, you can often save the meal by diluting it with unsalted liquid, such as water, stock, or cream,” she recommended.
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