Monica Torres is a senior work/life reporter for HuffPost who writes about the workplace, management trends, career anxieties and the future of jobs. She is based in New York. She is a 2016 member of Poynter's Diversity in Digital Leadership class and is Williams College's 2013 Jones Fellowship in Journalism recipient.
Is salting a dish before tasting a social faux pas, or are too many of us uptight and rigid about this etiquette question? The answer depends on who you are with.When you automatically add salt to food that someone else has prepared for you, whether it’s your mom or a chef in a restaurant, it’s no longer just about seasoning –– it is, for many, a social faux pas.
Serving someone a meal is an act of care. “In Chinese culture, you show your love through cooking, just like in many other cultures,” Ho said. “If your wife doesn’t make soup for you, it’s almost like she doesn’t love you.” In Chinese culture, “A lot of communication is through context and reading between the lines,” she explained, whereas in U.S. cultures like the ones Rich grew up in, “you mean 100% of what you say.”
“Seasoning is so personal. And I think adding salt to make it a more enjoyable experience is perfectly fine to do” at restaurants, he said, because “it’s impossible to add the perfect amount of saltiness where each person is going to be satisfied.”to restaurant food because your dining companions are
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