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Topic started on 10-3-2010 @ 08:26 PM by dolphinfan

Chefs Call Proposed New York Salt Ban 'Absurd'


www.myfoxny.com
Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.

"No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129 , states in part.
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reply posted on 10-3-2010 @ 08:35 PM by djvexd
reply to post by dolphinfan


I can tell you as a Chef, this is absolutley absurd and almost damning to any full service restaraunt. Salt is a seasoning that is in 99.5 % of all recipes. Either Sea Salt or Kosher. Thank ___ that isn't FLA...There would be a revolt, just because of the seafood here.



reply posted on 10-3-2010 @ 08:37 PM by john124
reply to post by dolphinfan


Folks are also not going to die from eating a salty meal out in a restaurant.


Sounds like a good idea to me... they should do that here as well.

Don't you feel fairly rotten if you have too much salt? Sometimes you can't tell until you've eaten the meal if it's dissolved in gravy or sauces.

Food can taste fine without added salt. If restaurants didn't go overboard in the first-place, then a choice for consumers rather than a ban would be more appropriate. People only prefer food with added salt because they are fed salty food everywhere they go. We get our necessary requirements of salt without adding it to food.

[edit on 10-3-2010 by john124]


reply posted on 10-3-2010 @ 08:43 PM by john124
reply to post by billybob


ban meat


For some burger guzzlers that might be a good idea to ban fatty meats.

1/3 American's are now obese. Sounds like thinking for themselves didn't work out.

[edit on 10-3-2010 by john124]


reply posted on 10-3-2010 @ 08:51 PM by SyphonX
reply to post by john124


Stop being a fool. They are not "giving people a choice", they are proposing a BAN, not a CHOICE, a BAN. So salt CANNOT be used in restaurants. Understand now?



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reply posted on 10-3-2010 @ 09:01 PM by saabster5
reply to post by SyphonX


The bill proposes salt be banned in the preparation of food. So it does sound like alot of salt shakers are gonna be running low in these restaurants.


reply posted on 10-3-2010 @ 09:14 PM by sporkmonster
That NY legislator should have to taste some foods made without salt. Here are a few examples of food that would taste terrible without salt.

Any form of bread.
Any tomato based pasta/spaghetti/pizza/red sauce.
Brown gravy.
French onion soup. (the beef base/bullion and the cheese and the bread in the dish.)


Those food items I have listed, will not taste the same if you add the salt at the consumer end of the line.



Does that legislator think that the food industry is going to make bases/bullions without salt, to satisfy the NY requirements?

R. L. Schreiber has some of the best bases you can buy. They even have low sodium, but not any no sodium bases.



I do try to pay attention to my salt intake. I try to limit how much I consume. I also know that salt is one of the most basic ways to add flavor to any dish. Salt IS NEEDED for human life. At one time in history, salt was as valuable as gold.

I know that when I go out to eat, regardless of if it is McDonalds or a 5 star restaurant, that I will be consuming more salt than is needed in my diet for that meal. Unless I go for a salad with oil and vinegar as your meal. (I'm not a big fan of salad BTW)

I'm OK with consuming more salt than I need when I feel the want to eat out. If I am very concerned with it, I can always reduce my salt intake at home for that day I eat out and consume some excess salt.

Looking at my cheerios box, I see that per 28 gram serving there are 190mg of salt, or 8% of the recommended daily value on a 2000 calorie diet. Boy would cheerios ever taste bland without salt.

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