for Haiku Heights day 26
Diet free from salt,
beneficial for our health,
makes very dull meals.
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Embroidered or true,
where old sailors congregate,
salty tales are told.
Apropos of nothing,
For a very few minutes from my bedroom window this morning the sky was tinged with pink.
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[smiling] It takes just 4-6 weeks for your palate to acclimatize to low salt [totally saltless is never required] ~ after that the salty dishes become unpalatable!! I have not had salt in the house for at least a few decades . . . as I buy and cook everything fresh salt content is actually qiuite easy to manage . . . a few grains in the 1-2 slices of bread you would use per diem surely does not matter! Goof luck 😀 !
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I agree about the acclimatisation. Only problem is that I have a husband who won’t agree, who says of everything I cook ‘it needs salt’. and my cardiologist insists on totally salt-free, I do the best I can but haven’t the energy always to cook everything from scratch.
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We have a saying in my birth country of Estonia: ‘always the church in the middle of the Village’! Your husband can add his own salt on the one hand and tell your cardio there is NO such thing as a totally salt-free diet [nor is it necessary: and I am in your age group and do have heart disease and, hmm, well, am trained in this 🙂 !]. Worrying about the intake is worse than actually doing it!! Hugely good wishes from the Antipodes!!
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Since various confrontations with said cardio, that’s exactly what I told him. I do my best and don’t worry about it. Slowly slowly Jock is also becoming acclimatised to no added salt and it won’t do him any harm! And I do make my own bread with reduced salt, when I’m fit enough, which I’m not at the moment.
your good wishes are reciprocated.
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Good pink!
Your seasoned stories reminded me of when for amputation in old Naval days, in salt was added to injury. *flees, fearing missiles*
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missiles on the way.
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That is a very restful view out of your window, Viv. 🙂
Dad likes salt with his salt, if you know what I mean. Everything gets a jolly good shake of it, and then another. I’m beginning to suspect it’s my cooking.
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very well written, Viv.
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the second one is my favourite; have a nice Thursday
much love…
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very interesting salt haiku….specially the last one
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The only remedies for food that needs to be salt-free, that I know about, are other spices such as turmeric, paprika, cumin, not curry because curry is a melange of spices and it could have salt, and your more traditional herbs. It is also said that the taste bud does get used to it. I hope.
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The palate does acclimatise up to a point but not entirely.and I don’t like highly spiced foods much. If you look at the list of ingredients in practically everything that is sold, you’ll find salt in most of them – sweet as well as savoury – It is virtually impossible to be completely salt-free. Bread made without salt is revolting!
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You are indeed correct on all counts, anything sold in the stores do have a lot of sodium, but the worst is as you said, bread without salt is inedible. I remember when I was little my mamie had to live with a salt-free regimen and it was difficult. I am sending you hugs Viv
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Hahaha The first one just made me smile 🙂 Guess us chefs get a bit touchy when they mention our dear salt!.
The second one is simply genius! I wish I have thought of it! very well done!
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TV chefs are killing us cardiac patients! Handsful of salt and dollops of butter in everything.
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Dish me up a salty tale or two, please!
Salt Cedar Blossoms
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Why is that the tastiest things are so bad for us?
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Good question. I have no answer to it.
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That leaves a bad taste in my mouth 😦
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I like the second one, which gets progressively more exciting (in contrast to the first!)
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Nice – I particularly liked the salty tales!
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