On Jun 14, 12:34*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> I am watching that Four Weddings show and that was how the one bride
> described the food at another bride's wedding. *To me, bland would be lack
> of any seasoning or severe underseasoning.

> *I suppose to
> me that bland would also apply to specific foods. *Like mashed potatoes with
> no salt. *Dried beans with no salt. *Or foods that you might expect to have
> some heat to them but winds up not having any. *Like salsa, some Mexican
> foods, chili, or other ethnic foods that usually contain a lot of spices. *I
> could see calling a food too salty. *But I can't see how too salty could be
> bland. *What does bland mean to you?

To me, bland means flavorless. Food can be both bland and salty -- I
would suggest Campbell's Vegetable Beef soup as an example.