Topic: Salt

[Malc.]

Good news Phil, said sausages are only 2 of her majesties finest pounds at ASDA and as of tonight's meal, very much worth every penny!

[Peripatetic Phil]

Why did you have to go outside to read the packet? 

Er,

Breakfast over, I set out to do some research.  Typed "salt" + "sausages" into British Google, and back came page after page condemning Richmond as the very devil incarnate : "OVER TWO GRAMMES OF SALT PER PORTION" screamed page after page.  So I went outside and read the packet.

The research was conducted from my living room, which is where my workstation lives; I went outside /of the living room/ (to the kitchen) in order to read the packet ...  But I'm not sure you really wanted to know that !

Good news Phil, said sausages are only 2 of her majesties finest pounds at ASDA ...

Well, there's a coincidence.  For reasons I am not entirely sure I should go into, I was planning to visit Asda tomorrow (despite it being a lot further than Waitrose), for one reason and one reason only : Asda sell (whisper this very quietly) the 78p tins of P@t@k's c@ncentr@ted c@rry s@uc@ that a certain gentleman presenting himself as "Impecunious of the Wyre" was advocating with a slight excess of enthusiasm in another thread, and as said tins have received rave reviews in fora with rather less tunnel vision than this one, I though I would get a couple and give them a go.  I don't expect them to be up to home-made BIR standards, but if they're not I've lost just over GBP 1-50 (plus petrol) and if they are, well, I will have learned something ...  And I'll also have acquired a pound of Mr Porky White's finest into the bargain !

** Phil.

[SteveAUS]

I thought you meant literally outdoors. Not to worry.

[Salvador Dhali]

About a year ago there was a small item on the news about scientists announcing that the latest research on salt revealed that the dangers of consuming more than the government recommended daily amount were not only exagerrated, but that salt is so important to our health that we should be more worried about not consuming enough! (Apologies for posting a Daily Mail link, but I think the news item was based on this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1383393/Salt-intake-drop-increase-chances-heart-disease.html)

As a lover of salt this naturally piqued my interest, so I conducted some more research. I won't repeat it all here, but it's well worth having a paff around the net as there's no shortage of interesting information (such as this, for example): http://chriskresser.com/shaking-up-the-salt-myth-the-dangers-of-salt-restriction

As with anything health related, we must of course make our own decisions, based on our diet and lifestyle, etc. For instance, if you live entirely on processed packaged foods, then you're more than likely to be getting plenty of salt in your diet, and probably don't need to add any more. On the other hand, if you live on a raw food diet then you'll probably benefit from adding salt to your food.

And so on...

[Tommy Timebomb]

Why did you have to go outside to read the packet? 

Same here, I thought Phil was just making the most of the latest beautiful weather we've been having before the
Bank Holiday rain sets in?

[beachbum]

Salvador, I noted the Paleolithic link there. Are you interested in Paleo yourself? I used to follow it quite strictly a few years ago, definitely an interesting concept and curry is an ideal Paleo dish. I lost about 10k as well.

If made with rendered beef dripping or lard (which should work just fine) then most curries tick all the boxes and if you are prepared to ditch the rice and naan and replace with something like wild rice or even mashed pumpkin as a side dish then it's all within the rules.

I dropped out as I got banned from the Paleo Forum for calling an American member a (moderated), didn't realise that one of the mods was Australian  ;D

[Salvador Dhali]

Salvador, I noted the Paleolithic link there. Are you interested in Paleo yourself? I used to follow it quite strictly a few years ago, definitely an interesting concept and curry is an ideal Paleo dish. I lost about 10k as well.

If made with rendered beef dripping or lard (which should work just fine) then most curries tick all the boxes and if you are prepared to ditch the rice and naan and replace with something like wild rice or even mashed pumpkin as a side dish then it's all within the rules.

I dropped out as I got banned from the Paleo Forum for calling an American member a (moderated), didn't realise that one of the mods was Australian  ;D

Never thought about paleo, Beachbum - my only rule diet wise is that if it's edible then I eat it* - but I'm intrigued by the idea of a curry made with lard or beef dripping. Being from Yorkshire stock I was brought up on the stuff as a lad. Mind you, I was force fed tripe, as well, but that's one thing I wouldn't want to see in a curry...


*With the exception of raisins/currants/sultanas, which are the work of Beelzebub.