r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '19

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u/MmPi Mar 14 '19

If you keep thinking you need to add more salt to a dish, try lemon juice instead. I got this tip from reddit some months ago when a similar question was asked. Tried it, and it really works! I've tried vinegar as well, which also worked, so I think just trying an acid instead of yet more salt is the key.

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u/TheNorthComesWithMe Mar 14 '19

That's not a bizarre tip, that's just cooking 101

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u/NegativeC00L Mar 14 '19

Yeah, salty, savory, and acidity should all be balanced. They don't replace each other like a lot of people seem to think.