Seasoning your food.

Yes, you are right. Too many spices will overpower dishes. The old saying "Everything in moderation" is all too true. That is why I always flavor my cooking to taste, no matter what the recipe says. And when I serve sauces on a dish I usually put them off to the side or have the person dish up their own sauces so that they don't get too much or too little on their plates. Good discussion! Have a great day and happy myLotting!!!

I am in completely full agreement with all that you have stated here in your discussion. In the past i was terrible. I never really added things like pepper as i wasn't that keen on the taste of it. I did however go way over the top with the salt. I would make something, in that i would add quite a bit of salt, then when i plate the meal up i always then added more salt on top of the meal, the salt was the biggest thing i tasted, messed my meals up but for some reason i continued to do this for many years. Luckily i did stop, i am the opposite now and i also like pepper now and so i make sure that i season my food, but i do not overdo it at all, a little bit of seasoning can make a difference but you certainly don't need to go over the top with the seasoning, i guess i learnt the hard way.

Hi. megamatt. I truly agree with you!! I don't like adding too much of spices to my foods too. Too much is never good. I like it just right. I tend to use salt free seasonings instead. I don't like eating salty foods at all.

I think I'm the opposite. I salt everything alot. And if my wife is cooking with garlic or lemon then I ask her to add extra garlic and extra lemon. Otherwise to me the dish is too bland.

I agree with you, friend. A little sprinkle of the seasoning will really add flavor to the dishes we eat. And anything that is too much will only fade the real taste of the food. I don't really put on MSG on foods that I cook, I just sprinkle a little bit of seasoning to enhance the flavor.

I do believe food need spices and such to make it taste good. Salt I have seen it in every dish and yes it does go a long way. As long as it isn't over seasoned it would probably taste good.

you are right but salt is not good for you, so we use a salt alternative like mrs dash.

Sure, it is great to use spices but know the right balance of how much to put on any food is very important. Some people over season their food while others under season their food. I like a lot of seasoning but of course not so much that it feels like I am eating a brick of salt. We use something called Soul Seasoning on a lot of our meats, it is a spice blend and has a lot of flavor you have to be really careful not to go overboard with that spice, plus it is mostly salt so it is not healthy to put too much on.

I try to underseason my food. I can always add more if needed but it is clear that I will not be able to take any of it away. Besides, as you say, noone wants to have the same taste in his mouth everyday because spices drown the taste of the food.