Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter
by beebeepka on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:18AM
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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?
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Re:The Difference Between European and American Butter
by gattilorenz on Saturday April 29, 2023 @04:50AM
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> 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
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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
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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.