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You're Only Seasoning At the End

If you want to make a truly delicious meal, you need to season each individual ingredient independently from the dish itself. Salt interacts differently with different types of food. So, when you consistently salt and learn how each ingredient cooks with the astringent, you can start understanding food chemistry a bit better.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.