Why are chefs obsessed with salt?

The food marketplace is under constant pressure to make everything tastier, more explosive, more exciting, and salt is everyone’s go-to flavor enhancer because it opens up the taste buds. It’s basically cocaine for the palate — a white powder that makes everything your mouth encounters seem vivid and fun.

Do good chefs taste their food?

Yes, chefs and cooks taste the food they prepare; even an experienced chef will do this, mostly to check seasoning (salt, pepper, etc.). However, most experienced cooks will taste less and will know how to tweak the preparation without having to constantly taste and re-taste.

Why do chefs put salt and pepper on everything?

Because seasoning food properly brings out its natural flavour. Most poor home cooks are under the impression that food they eat in a restaurant is somehow magically more delicious than anything they can ever cook at home.

Is it common to request salt at Border Grill?

The fact that it was in a dish and not a salt shaker suggested that this request was not a common request at Border Grill. The woman proceeded to sprinkle salt all over her food and then, satisfied, she started eating. Later on, Diana and I talked about this and of course we were judgmental.

How do I get my husband to stop adding salt to food?

You should thank your husband for assuming you are cooking the food in a normal fashion, and stop complaining that he likes more than average salt. Your other option, when you get it that he likes food saltier than most people, would be to start cooking with the amount of salt he likes, and then not have to keep adding it at the table.

What did the waiter say when the woman asked for salt?

The waiter paused for a quick second and then said, “sure,” returning moments later with a little dish filled with table salt. The fact that it was in a dish and not a salt shaker suggested that this request was not a common request at Border Grill. The woman proceeded to sprinkle salt all over her food and then, satisfied, she started eating.