add some salt

Meaning

To 'add some salt' means to put a small amount of salt into food to improve its flavor. It is one of the most common instructions in cooking and is used both during preparation and at the dining table. The word 'some' makes the request or instruction sound polite and indefinite.

Examples

• If the soup tastes a bit bland, you can add some salt.

  If the soup tastes a bit bland, you can add some salt.

• Don't forget to add some salt to the water before boiling the pasta.

  Don't forget to add some salt to the water before boiling the pasta.

• I always add some salt to my eggs in the morning.

  I always add some salt to my eggs in the morning.

• The baker told me to add some salt to the dough to bring out the flavor.

  The baker told me to add some salt to the dough to bring out the flavor.

• You should add some salt and pepper to the steak before grilling it.

  You should add some salt and pepper to the steak before grilling it.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Please add a salt to the sauce.

  ✓ Please add some salt to the sauce.

  Salt is an uncountable noun, so you cannot use the indefinite article 'a'. Use 'some' or 'a pinch of' instead.

• ✗ You need to add some salt on the soup.

  ✓ You need to add some salt to the soup.

  We add ingredients 'to' a dish, not 'on' it, when mixing them in.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The sauce is a little tasteless, so I need to ___.

  💡 Put a small amount of sodium chloride in the food.

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  add some salt

• Always remember to ___ to the boiling water when making pasta.

  💡 Season the water with a common white mineral.

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  add some salt