# What do you put salt/pepper on that most people do not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874 "2020-07-20T21:40:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/41 "2020-07-22T11:50:33Z")
I knew someone once who was so insistent on getting all the salt she could on her fries that she salted them, then poured out some ketchup for them, then salted the ketchup so the salt she put on her fries wouldn’t get lost to the ketchup when she dipped. ---
**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/42 "2020-07-22T12:48:35Z")
I used to put lots of salt on spaghetti … I don’t think most people do. I’m trying not to any more for health reasons. I also like pasta with just butter and salt, no sauce. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/43 "2020-07-22T13:43:02Z")
Sorry, what? ---
**Author:** ![PackerMan2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/packerman2/32/2894_2.png) [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/44 "2020-07-22T15:01:55Z")
Kids in the Hall reference. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeIfz2Gk41E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeIfz2Gk41E) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/45 "2020-07-22T15:14:50Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I have always put butter, salt, and pepper on my corn on the cob. My mother served corn-on-the-cob with pepper salt and lemon juice. (So you sprinkle salt and pepper on a small plate, rub half a lemon around to pick up some of the salt and pepper and then rub over the cob with the lemon half. It’s good.) ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/46 "2020-07-22T20:26:10Z")
Black pepper on my pizza. And pepper on your corn on the cob isn’t unusual. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/47 "2020-07-22T20:32:16Z")
adding egg shells to your coffee grounds also removes bitterness ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/48 "2020-07-23T03:03:55Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > I don’t know what most people do with cottage cheese, but I like a lot of pepper on it only. Yep. Pepper is great on cottage cheese. > [@california\_jobcase](#): > > Now that I have enraged a certain segment of the population, wanna know what’s really good? On popcorn? Salt, butter, and _black pepper_ . **yum**. Amen. In a hurry to get to the drive-in to see JAWS (it was new) I accidentally discovered that pepper _instead of salt_ on otherwise plain popcorn isn’t bad at all. Since then I think it’s excellent added to salted buttered popcorn. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, have more of a grease & salt tooth. I nearly always add at least a quick token shake of salt to pepperoni pizza, to the immense derision of my friends and family. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/49 "2020-07-23T14:20:14Z")
Pretty funny! I like - be careful there might have been a salt transfer (salty ham to 1-2-3 Jell-o!). ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/50 "2020-07-23T16:19:57Z")
Salt on chocolate _anything_ makes it taste so much better. Ice cream, brownies, you name it. A family tradition is slices of tomato with _lots_ of salt and pepper. It’s the only way I can eat full-size tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874/51 "2020-07-26T02:12:44Z")
I like to put Parmesan cheese with butter and salt on popcorn but that’s for another thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874.md?page=2)