How to add Saltiness to Your Dishes Without Using Salt

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Salt is one of the most essential ingredients in any dish for many reasons. When it goes on meat, it tenderizes it and makes it softer. When it goes into a dessert, it actually makes it taste sweeter. Salt is something that really brings out the flavors out of ingredients, making it taste even better and more like itself. But, if you want to go beyond just the different kinds of crystallized salt, try some of these salty ingredients.

Pickles

Pickles are a great ingredient to use because it brings acidity and saltiness to a meal. Although they are usually eaten on their own, you can add them to many dishes like potato salad, deviled eggs, or even add the brine to different sauces.

Miso

Miso paste is a fermented soybean product from Japan, most often associated with the soup that it is made with it. However, miso is a salty and umami bomb and can be used in many dishes like ragu, tomato sauces, even non-Japenese soups.

Anchovies

Anchovies are a great source of salt, protein, and other important vitamins. You can make them into many salad dressings, use it in pasta sauces, or chopped into small bits and used in pretty much anything.