Salting (food)

Salting is like adding a sprinkle of magic powder to make your food taste even better! When we eat food, our tongue can taste different things like sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Salt is the thing that makes your food taste salty!

But it's not just about taste - salt also helps to preserve food so it lasts longer without going bad. That's why people have been using salt to preserve foods like meat and fish for thousands of years!

So when grown-ups cook food, they often add salt to make it taste better and last longer. But wait, there's more! Too much salt is not good for our bodies, so it's important to use just the right amount. Too much salt can make us thirsty, give us high blood pressure, and even damage our heart and kidneys over time. So let's enjoy our food with a sprinkle of salt, but not too much!