When I was little I would always complain that my food was to hot. To stop my my dad told me that if something was hot to put salt on it. This would call it off so I can eat it. I don't use much salt anymore, I think I got enough as a kid
A childhood belief about salt
you weren't the only one
23 of you believed this
- I used to believe that adding salt to food will make it cooler.— Ale Nijamkin
- i thought salt made food cold, since pepper made it *hot* — cattiva
- When I was little, about 3, I belived salt cooled hot foods off.Anon
- Always adding salt to my soup which was obviously served hot, I thought that salt cooled off the food.— mateo
- I believed that putting salt and pepper on my food would cool it down.— Jen