"Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Janet Wilder > wrote:
>
>> We could not eat the food in Palermo, Sicily. It was way too salty. Even
>> the bread. Thank goodness there was a pastry shop across the street from
>> my hotel. I lived on canoli. They don't salt the canoli.
>
> When my ILs went to Tuscany, they were surprised to find that the
> bread had no salt in it. I imagine each region has its own issues with
> salt.
>

Yes, I noticed that Tuscan cooks used less salt than most Americans I know.
It suited me. If there are aromatic vegetables and spices I don't need much
salt.