Jnostupidquestions·No Stupid QuestionsbyJoshuaSlowpoke777 Why do humans put salt on nuts such as cashews (assuming they don’t just require salt to form)?View original on lemmy.world5Comments5Reply
JJoshuaSlowpoke777 replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesOk, so it’s just a taste thing in this particular case, and not some other logistical thing like preservation?5Reply
BBlameThePeacock replylemmy.ca2Hide 2 repliesThe amount used on nuts you buy is for taste, preserving things in salt uses far more salt than that.25Reply
BBlameThePeacock replylemmy.caNot necessarily, brine just means a water-salt mixture. You can dry salt preserve food as well, we just don't do it very often anymore because we have better methods of preservation these days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salting_(food)#Meat7Reply
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Salt makes things taste better.
Ok, so it’s just a taste thing in this particular case, and not some other logistical thing like preservation?
The amount used on nuts you buy is for taste, preserving things in salt uses far more salt than that.
Not necessarily, brine just means a water-salt mixture. You can dry salt preserve food as well, we just don't do it very often anymore because we have better methods of preservation these days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salting_(food)#Meat
Animals don't do a very good job and tend to eat more than they salt