Re: [london.food] Surprising food combinations

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On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 02:49:46PM +0100, Simon Wistow wrote:
> I was sceptical but it worked really well - the saltiness of the cheese 
> complimented the sweetness of the melon.

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?

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David

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• [london.food] Surprising food combinations Simon Wistow 14:49 on 09 Aug 2004
  At someone else's urging last night I had watermelon and grilled
  • 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
      • too deep to show
    • 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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