FoodBanter.com - View Single Post

Cheri[_3_]

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
news

> writes:
>>I often wonder about the items in recipes that are in very low quantity.
>>Like a pinch of this or that - often salt. Or a quarter or half teaspoon
>>of
>>something. If a strong spice than I can see the small amount, but
>>otherwise... Or a teaspoon of something other than a spice that seems
>>unrelated to the rest of the items.
>>
>>Sometimes I skip these items or forget to add them and mostly haven't
>>tasted any difference.
>>
>>TIA
>
> exactly!

And some of these things are added simply because they're trendy and sound
high brow, but really don't count for much in taste.

Cheri