On Mar 11, 9:53*am, Damaeus > wrote:
> http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/...d-new-york-sal...
>
> Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill
> introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use
> of salt in restaurant cooking.
>
> "No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any
> form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such
> restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such
> restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129, states in part.
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/...d-new-york-sal...
>
> There's more at the article, but I didn't want to go to jail for arranging
> your monitor's pixels in a way that would cause Fox News to lose millions
> and millions of dollars in revenue.
>
> Anyway... what do you think? *I think even most chain restaurant food
> tastes pretty good, like at Chili's, Applebee's, Olive Garden, and I don't
> give a shit if you laugh at me for eating in those restaurants. *It tastes
> good, and that's all I care about. *I'd hate to go into a place like
> Chili's for their queso dip only to find they had to use cheese that had
> no salt it. *What would unsalted cheese taste like?
>
> If the restaurant cannot use salt in any form, that means they can't use
> food they buy from places like Sysco, which already has salt included.
> What about McDonald's? *Their ketchup packets have salt in them. *Are all
> the McDonald's in New York City going to have to buy unsalted ketchup?
> Unsalted hamburger buns?
>
> The new bill sounds ridiculous to me.
>
> Damaeus

It's a moronic overkill proposal that will never make it as a law.
It is stupid beyond belief as simple chemistry tells us that salt is a
necessary chemical ingredient in many foods not to mention
palatability.

I'm all for healthier preparations, but this is just way beyond
stupid.

How about educating people on salt levels in foods instead.