Hot fried or boiled potatoes - the dish is so self-sufficient that it requires almost nothing. Is that a drop of oil, a sprig of greens and a little salt. Moreover, you need to salt the potatoes not only depending on the root variety, type of dish, but also on the time of year.
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You can salt at the beginning of cooking that potato that is guaranteed not to turn into porridge. This is a young potato with no peel. If a person is on a diet or for some reason (for example, due to withdrawal syndrome) wants to eat a light brackish-starch slurry instead of butter-flavored dense puree, then this option is for him. Ripe, "autumn" potatoes are salted at the end of cooking. Boiled potatoes are especially sensitive to types of salt: sea and ordinary, stone. Sea salt is a mix of various salts. In boiling water, it undergoes a cycle of chemical reactions: some compounds decompose into components, others form, which means that taste also changes. If the degree of salinity of the dish is crucial in the family (for example, for pregnant women), then it is better to use coarse rock salt.
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Fried potatoes, cut into strips, are salted when the dish is brought to half-cooked. Sometimes the salt is melted in oil, the crystals are dispersed in a pan so that the oil is salted evenly, and then the potatoes cut into thin circles are laid out. French fries sprinkled with salt when removed from the fryer, otherwise it will cease to be crispy. In winter, fried potatoes can be sprinkled with a mixture of dried herbs and salt. They will add an extra touch of familiar taste. Potatoes baked on a fire are cooked without salt.
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If potatoes are cooked for a salad or prepared for a diet dish, then you do not need to salt it at all. Firstly, potatoes naturally have a slightly salty taste, this is due to a rich set of minerals. Secondly, in a salad, boiled potatoes are mixed with pickled cucumbers, mayonnaise, canned meat or fish, and they are already quite salted. There is no need to oppress your kidneys with another serving of salt.