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Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 4:50pm.

YouKnowWho needs to lower his salt intake.  I'm making a vegetable soup with a base that has little to no salt.

Does anyone have suggestions to spices that would enhance the flavor?

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I am so sad right now

Is there truly ANY alternative to salt? If you find one, let me know.
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I only use kosher salt. 

I only use kosher salt.  It's not as pungently salty as table salt.  I really like it.  I don't use a lot of salt at all and sometimes when we go eat out we are overpowered by the amount of salt that is used in a dish!  Your food doesn't have to be bland...try the kosher salt and just use a couple of pinches.  We are also fond of lots of garlic and also my new best friend, onion powder, since the kids won't touch an actual onion with a ten foot pole! 

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Thanks OG

I'm picking up some of that and some Mrs Dash tomorrow.
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Hippie dust!

I like to sprinkle a little brewer's yeast on soup to enhance the flavor. A little balsamic vinegar is good on a lot of things, too: cooked greens, meat (try deglazing the pan with a little vinegar and pouring that on the meat -- it's a delicious alternative to salt or steak sauce), and salad, of course. And don't forget Marmite. It's good on everything except cookies.
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Salternative!

I don't really have a suggestion but I love words that can be combined into a single word like that.

If I had some salt sustitute product I would name it salternative.

MSG makes things taste more flavorful by increasing the surface area of the tougue.

I wouldn't recommend that though. How about seaweed or seaweed powder?

Might wanna check with your doctor on that, though.

 

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MSG is scary stuff....

 The Wikipedia article...

 

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What makes it scary

Other than the name? (Regardless, it's still probably not an option for Larry.)
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I seem to vaguely recall a

I seem to vaguely recall a friend with hypertension who used some kind of potassium based salt alternative.  Here's a google seach that may be helpful. 

When cooking, most anything that will make a salt-free soup taste good is going to be sodium rich itself.  Real bummer.  Hopefully you'll find a good salt alternative, though! 

The Canaanite's Call

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If you can handle onions and

If you can handle onions and their cousins, they're always good for flavoring. Same with peppers.

Salt-free chicken soup tastes good with Ginger and Cinnamon flavoring it.

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Ginger!

Thanks Merwyn....I had forgotten about ginger
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Hi Larry!

This looks interesting...


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A combined suggestion

Combination of:

Basil, thyme, bay leaves, garlic, hot pepper sauce and black pepper. A dash of cloves.

It gives a robust enough flavor that you won't miss the salt.

Christie

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Thanks to everyone for their suggestions

It made for an adventure while shopping and I'm creating some spice concoctions.
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