It's like, she's pouring sea water to the dish / myLot

@ZedSmart (19839)

Philippines

October 25, 2020 2:32am CST

I let my niece cookedfor our lunch today and I requested her to prepare mung beans soup with dried anchovy in it. When I took my lunch and tasted the soup, it's like I was sipping a sea water because it's very salty. I almost lost my appetite but I came to the rescue of saving the dish so that it can be taken and will not go into waste.

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relcap23

@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Oct 20

The dried anchovy could be enough to season it. Maybe she even put patis.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

26 Oct 20

@florelway Add more water but it makes the soup thinner. I put on sugar and flour to thicken a but not to be sticky as well as the remaining cabbage.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

25 Oct 20

There was really too much salt which I think enough to season a gallon of water.

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relcap23

@florelway (23339)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

25 Oct 20

@ZedSmart lol, how did you fix it?

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rakski

@rakski (156803)

• Philippines

25 Oct 20

Good you were able to save the dish. How did you manage to do that?

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

25 Oct 20

I add more water and then add some condiments and other ingredients to balance the taste without losing it's flavors.

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rakski

@rakski (156803)

• Philippines

26 Oct 20

@ZedSmart then there is to much soup

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

26 Oct 20

@rakski Exactly. That's is why I add a little flour in it to thicken in the absence of cornstarch.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502846)

• Italy

25 Oct 20

When it is too salty, add potatoes and then discard.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502846)

• Italy

26 Oct 20

@ZedSmart Potatoes are well know to absorb the excessive salty taste in food.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

26 Oct 20

Yes, adding more ingredients would be a help.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

25 Oct 20

I am also sensitive to salt in a food. A little excess also makes it unpalatable for me. Glad that you could modify it and save it from being wasted.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

25 Oct 20

@ZedSmart I am totally against wastage of food. We should be grateful that we have something on our plate when so many across Globe go hungry.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

25 Oct 20

I try to because aside from the reason that it would take time another time to prepare a new dish, the idea of the food being wasted is not good at all.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

26 Oct 20

@arunima25 I agree.

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Shayens Abran

@sweetshayens (328)

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25 Oct 20

You're very wise and a problem solver, he he :-) Did you tell her or just let it as if all was fine? Sometimes we don't have the heart to criticise others :-)

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

26 Oct 20

No. I told her to let her know her fault. That is teaching as well, right?

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Shayens Abran

@sweetshayens (328)

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26 Oct 20

@ZedSmart yass true :-)