Surprisingly, I´ve learned to like my food without salt. After four days without any my tastebuds are becoming a lot more sensitive for all the subtle flavours I missed before. By now I can enjoy an apple or a clementine like a good glass of wine, the mix of fruity, sweet and tart flavours developing in my mouth. But I still miss the salt, so I now allow myself one gram per day. That´s not much, but used with care it really brings me a lot of joy. Like yesterday in my delicious white bean hummus. Since it´s completely fat […] Continue reading →

  Do you know the Fairy Tale about the king and his three daughters? He asked them to express how much they loved him. The first compared her love with the joy of ruling a kingdom, the second told him, he was as precious to her as her jewels. The third one, the only one who loved him deeply, answered: “Father, I love you more than salt.” He didn´t understand her comparison at all and banished her from his kingdom. But in the end he tasted a meal cooked without any salt and found it inedible. Everything tasted blunt. He […] Continue reading →

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