| Choose low or no salt options - swap
salted nuts for unsalted, or try tuna in spring water rather than brine.
* Poaching eggs in
salted water helps set the egg whites.
Try it in exotic dishes such as
salted caramel crme brule.
Traditionally, the process of making
salted egg-flavored dishes is quite tedious-from buying the raw egg wrapped in mud to washing, breaking and separating the yolk from the white egg, and cooking and mashing the yolk to produce a thick paste.
As chefs, food establishments and even home-based entrepreneurs discover new ways to use it,
salted egg has been reinvented-from just a side dish with sliced tomatoes and onions, to a center of attraction to kitchen creations.
A bowl of Rice Krispies contains more salt than a packet of
salted crisps (0.6g to 0.5g).
For the fennel sauce: Cook fennel trim in boiling
salted water until tender and shock in an ice water bath.
Chocolate is relatively low in salt - far less than a small packet of
salted peanuts.
British researchers suggest microwaving may not heat the centers of foods -- especially heavily
salted foods -- enough to kill toxic bacteria.
Everything is better with
salted egg yolks, Max Falkowitz of the food website Serious Eats (www.seriouseats.com) declared last year.
Welsh and other regional butters have a target of 3g of salt per 100g while all other 'standard'
salted butter should cut salt levels by around 15% to hit a 1.7g per 100g target.
8 x 25g bags (multipack size) Walkers Ready
Salted crisps
For the lettuce sauce: Bring a large saucepan of
salted water to a boil.
Recent findings by the group indicate that because high levels of salt are toxic to most cells, bacteria settling on
salted meat will absorb the salt and then have to spend a lot of energy pumping it out again.
Get lightly
salted brands such as Kettle Chips or opt for a reduced-salt option.