Re: [london.food] Surprising food combinations

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> My dad used to put a small amount of salt on watermelon back in Bermuda.
> Sounds stupid to me, but apparently it makes it taste sweeter.  Maybe
> there's a connection?
>

Yeah, one of Heston Blumenthal's (Oh him of the Olympian *** heights)
pieces in the Grauniad Weekend a while back had something about this.
Apparently, if something's bitter (I think cauliflower puree was his
example,) you can add a surprising amount of salt before it gets any
saltier; at first it just gets sweeter.

Maybe someone with a copy of McGee can look up the full science behind
this?

-Jakob

• Re: [london.food] Surprising food combinations David Turner 15:52 on 09 Aug 2004
  My dad used to put a small amount of salt on watermelon back in Bermuda.
  • Simon Wistow 16:03 on 09 Aug 2004
    Possibly. An old navy trick was to put a pinch of salt in coffee. A
    • Richard Tunnicliffe 16:40 on 09 Aug 2004
      I tried that with tea once. Very bad idea.
  • Jakob Whitfield 17:27 on 09 Aug 2004
    Yeah, one of Heston Blumenthal's (Oh him of the Olympian *** heights)
  • candace 21:46 on 10 Aug 2004
    Where I'm From(tm), it's normal to put salt on your watermelon. well,

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