TASTE BUDDIES: Y U Salty?

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🗓️ 19 April 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Salt has such a rich history that it was once (and is perhaps still) a sign of wealth. In this latest installment of our series on flavor and taste, "Taste Buddies," Scientist-in-Residence Regina G. Barber goes on a salty flavor journey with scientist Julie Yu. Along the way, Julie explains salt's essential role in our daily lives and how it affects our perception of food.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
0:05.0	Sopnord's host Emily Quang here with
0:07.0	scientists and residents Regina Barber.
0:09.0	Regina, hey, hey, you're bringing our next
0:12.0	installment of our series that is just
0:14.0	a bid to eat good food.
0:15.0	Yeah. It is called Taste Buddies.
0:17.0	And today we're going to talk about salt.
0:19.0	I love salt. Me too.
0:20.0	So excited for this.
0:21.0	Yeah, I love salt.
0:22.0	It brings back fond memories of my mom's cooking.
0:25.0	She had so many delicious dinners or
0:27.0	there was a lot of soy sauce and perfectly
0:29.0	seasoned vegetables.
0:30.0	I mean, you know what's up being Chinese
0:32.0	American also, right?
0:33.0	Em.
0:34.0	We love our salt.
0:35.0	My dad eats sardines straight out of the
0:37.0	tin and we have all these salt preserved
0:39.0	foods just randomly around the house.
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