I'm doing the cooking for my elderly uncle (79 -- the old geezer is
tough!), and he's at the point where his doctors say, "Let him eat
what he wants -- just NO SALT!" Not too tough, eh?

He was watching an episode of "Cookin' in Brooklyn" that featured
spare ribs, and of course he wanted that. I went to the website and
here are the ingredients (I'll put the URL at the end of this
message):

spare ribs
2 dried chilies
***1/2 cup salt***
1/2 cup sugar
2-3 onions
4-5 stalks celery
3-5 dry bay leaves
4-5 sliced lemons
1-2 yellow beet
2-3 cups Vietnamese fish sauce
a few sprinkles cracked coriander
a few sprinkles mustard seeds
a few sprinkles black pepper

I believe the salt serves to break up the meat during cooking, so it's
necesary. It'll also land him in the emergency room.

Does anyone know of something that can be used in place of the salt
that will not adversely affect the taste? I'd appreciate any help you
all can give.

As promised, here's the URL to the Cookin' in Brooklyn site:
http://home.discovery.com/fansites/c...nbrooklyn.html

And the url to the spare rib recipe:
http://home.discovery.com/fansites/c...ipes/ribs.html

Thanks!

AJ in Bayonne