how do I get the salt out of my chinese take out
I bought some overly salted Chinese food ( I did not know it at time) and took most of it home. Now I would like to get the salt out so i can it eat. Do you have any suggestions?
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While Erlenmeyer flasks and graduated cylinders and food-science may not be able to save your leftovers, adding some cooked rice with fried egg (basically any fried rice recipe) will likely crowd out the saltiness of the base dish as well as extend your leftovers.
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How do you remove salt from Chinese food?
Here are tips to help you lower the amount of salt when you are cooking Chinese food:Why is Chinese takeout so salty?
Sodium in Chinese FoodSome chefs use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, to enhance the flavor of their dishes. Table salt, which is approximately 40 percent sodium, is also used in Chinese cooking. One teaspoon of table salt contains approximately 2,300 milligrams of sodium, according to the USDA.What takes salt out of a dish?
Squeeze some lemon juice or orange juice over your dish. The sour flavor provides a new layer of complexity to the meal and should mellow out the salt. Drizzle in a mild vinegar like all-purpose vinegar, apple cider vinegar, or white wine vinegar to help mask the salt with acidity by distracting the taste buds.How do you take the salty taste out of something?
Lemon juice, vinegar\u2014whatever the acid, it's your saving grace. Use a squeeze of lemon or a drizzle of a mild vinegar to help mask some of the aggressive salt with a new flavor.How to rescue a salty dish
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Answer 2
You cannot remove salt once it is in your food, so you either mix it with something else as @mfg says, or throw it away. I'd just chuck it and never grace that restaurant with your presence again.
Answer 3
Depending on how salty the food really is, you could attenuate it with something that is acidic (i.e. vinegars, citrus) but if it is really too salty to eat alone then you my friend are SOL unless you want to make Chinese leftover soup and dilute it with water.
Answer 4
There are several things to try. My favorite is to add sugar to the food. Also, you can rinse with warm water if you don't mind losing other flavors too. Stir frying with rice or noodles works too.
Answer 5
We accidentally added too much mountain seasoning to fried rice. So, we rinsed it with boiling water and that took the excess saltiness out without losing the flavors.
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