Suppose you know well ahead of time that you are going to ingest a salty meal high in sodium chloride. Perhaps, even the dreaded heaping bowl of salt.
Is there anything you can do to prepare for, or build up a tolerance against, this gastronomical assault? All preparations must be completed before the meal starts.
You want to ameliorate two factors: First, the negative health effects of salt and second, the taste.
Has a magician performed this before as a trick? Maybe a secret bag tucked in a cheek or under the tongue?