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Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by gattilorenz on Saturday April 29, 2023 @03:55AM (#35750988)
Sure, if you can notice such a “different taste” (I don’t, and certainly not in a dish, but maybe that’s me) and this has value for you, go ahead.

Iodine, tho, it’s something you actually need depending on where you live, so I’ll keep buying iodated salt until I move to the seaside…

Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by beebeepka on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:18AM (#35751091)
I find myself reaching for the pink one more often than not. Taste has a lot more going for it than the concentrated white dust natrium chloride. It's also interesting that you cannot taste the difference. Do you usually consume lots of the stuff?
Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by gattilorenz on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:50AM (#35751257)
> Do you usually consume lots of the stuff?

I mean… it’s salt? I use it to salt stuff, I don’t eat it alone. I use moderate (normal?) amounts, mostly in dishes.

For the most part it is not a topping or something that stays unmelted on top of a very bland food… but maybe it depends on what you cook and eat.

Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by ghaff on Saturday April 29, 2023 @07:27AM (#35751949)
Coarser-grained salt, if it's sprinkled on top of something, can give you more of a salt taste sensation which can often be desirable. But that's the effect of the size of the grains, not any trace mineral or other elements.
Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by gattilorenz on Saturday April 29, 2023 @10:43AM (#35753322)
Indeed, I do use coarser salt or fleur de sel, but only on few things (e.g. on top of a steak, fish, or on oven-baked potatoes), and I do notice the difference. To me, pink salt just doesn’t taste different to comparably-sized white salt in a noticeable way.
Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by CrampusDestrus on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:50AM (#35751253)
Salts definitely have different flavors
Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by mint2 on Saturday April 29, 2023 @07:30AM (#35751956)
Ever blind taste taste it on food where it’s not visible?
Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by CrampusDestrus on Saturday April 29, 2023 @07:47AM (#35752041)
Yes, and it's noticeable. Most people don't feel the difference probably because the food they are adding it to is already extremely tasty. But trust me, put some salt on an unseasoned fish and you'll immediately taste the differences
Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by andsoitis on Saturday April 29, 2023 @10:10AM (#35753015)
Yeah but could you tell the difference in a blind tasting between salt A, salt B, and salt C, on food? That was the question.
Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter by CrampusDestrus on Saturday April 29, 2023 @11:49AM (#35754042)
What part of my reply did not answer that question? I said it depends on the food