Oops... a little too much salt for the meal - My entry for todays "MacroMondays" theme "Superstition"
It's often said that if the food is too salty, the cook is in love. This saying has persisted in our language to this day. Its historical roots lie far back in a very specific use of salt.
Even in antiquity, this raw material was used as an aphrodisiac, and the Greeks believed that too little salt impaired male potency. Lovers, therefore, aimed to increase their sexual desire by adding plenty of salt to their food.
Oops... a little too much salt for the meal - My entry for todays "MacroMondays" theme "Superstition"
It's often said that if the food is too salty, the cook is in love. This saying has persisted in our language to this day. Its historical roots lie far back in a very specific use of salt.
Even in antiquity, this raw material was used as an aphrodisiac, and the Greeks believed that too little salt impaired male potency. Lovers, therefore, aimed to increase their sexual desire by adding plenty of salt to their food.