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. The foods that they showed were
some kind of seafood in a shell...it was so bad that nobody could tell what
it was supposed to be... Chicken, lamb and roasted potatoes. 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?

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.

spamtrap1888 wrote:
> 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.

Hmmm... I love that soup! To me it has good flavor. Not bland at all but
perhaps slightly on the salty side.

On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:34:01 -0700, "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. The foods that they showed were
> some kind of seafood in a shell...it was so bad that nobody could tell what
> it was supposed to be... Chicken, lamb and roasted potatoes. 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?
>

Bland means pretty much the same thing to me and I can understand it
if someone said the food was bland but over salted. Salt should
enhance flavor not be the flavor.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:34:01 -0700, "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. The foods that they showed
>> were
>> some kind of seafood in a shell...it was so bad that nobody could tell
>> what
>> it was supposed to be... Chicken, lamb and roasted potatoes. 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?
>>
>
> Bland means pretty much the same thing to me and I can understand it
> if someone said the food was bland but over salted. Salt should
> enhance flavor not be the flavor.

Hmmm... Okay. I did look it up and got two different meanings. One was
food that would not upset the stomach. Like the BRAT diet. And the other
was having no flavor. I just recall the line from a creepy black and white
movie from the 1960's. The woman's former fiancé dies and she makes a visit
to his mother. She is already engaged to another man. The mother holds her
hostage in the house. Then she serves her dinner. And when she tastes it,
she asks if she can get some salt? The mother replies curtly that no, they
keep a bland diet in the house.

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. The foods that they showed were
> some kind of seafood in a shell...it was so bad that nobody could tell what
> it was supposed to be... Chicken, lamb and roasted potatoes. 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?

Food absolutely can be bland and over salted. In my opinion salt can
enhance flavors (just like MSG), but it isn't seasoning in itself. When
I cook I use plenty of real seasonings - herbs and spices, and not a lot
of salt.

"Pete C." > wrote in message
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>
> 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. The foods that they showed
>> were
>> some kind of seafood in a shell...it was so bad that nobody could tell
>> what
>> it was supposed to be... Chicken, lamb and roasted potatoes. 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?
>
> Food absolutely can be bland and over salted. In my opinion salt can
> enhance flavors (just like MSG), but it isn't seasoning in itself. When
> I cook I use plenty of real seasonings - herbs and spices, and not a lot
> of salt.

I think I probably put some salt in/on everything I cook. I heavily salt
pasta cooking water and I tend to put a little more salt in beans and in/on
potato products than anything else, except perhaps popcorn. Love salt on
popcorn and don't like other seasonings on it.