The best way for a chef to know if what he or she is cooking is seasoned well enough is to taste it.  With many things cooked, taste is the key to a perfect dish.  And when it comes to a simple technique like boiling pasta or blanching vegetables, taste and seasoning is just as important as it would be if you were making a highly seasoned curry.

Here’s a tip that will help you to determine whether your water is appropriately seasoned, in this case with salt, when you are boiling vegetables or pasta.  If the water tastes like salt water from the ocean, then it has just the right amount.  And don’t be shy, it may seem like you are adding a lot of salt to your pot (which you probably are), but the pasta or vegetables won’t absorb all of it and interfere with a healthy dinner.  Instead they taste just right.

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