Cutting back on salt ‘doesn’t make you healthier’
Pious cooks have often prided themselves on not using salt for health purposes, but a major study has found that they’re cutting out on flavour for no reason whatsoever. After looking at almost 6,500 subjects the study concluded that there was no significant evidence that eating less salt lowered the risk of heart disease and premature death.

Britons stay British when abroad
Over half of Britons actively look for British ‘home comforts’ when abroad, a study has found. Over a third of them looked for restaurants serving British food, while a quarter said they only ate food that they would eat at home. Still, an encouraging 21% actively avoided British things when holidaying. I assume that includes other holidaymakers.

School dinner take-up on the rise?
In the same week that the Daily Mail reported a drop in takers for school dinner, the BBC reported an increase. Seems odd. The confusion largely lies in the fact that the numbers are still relatively low – more than a half of pupils still reject school meals. Nonetheless there has been an increase of around 40%, despite the rising costs of the meals.

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Other food news this week:
* The sandwich with a 14-day shelf life.
* Restaurants adding calorie counts to their menus.
* Food inflation rises to highest level in two years.
* Are the yoof going teetotal?
* UK importing 51% of food consumed.

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Blog of the week:
* Bon Appetit: a pretty and well-written blog, mostly in London.

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Recipe of the week:
* Hollow Legs has had a redesign and it looks great. Here’s her recipe for kimchi summer rolls.

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Video of the week:
* Another TED talk, this time from the squeaky but captivating Nathan Myhrvold, author of the extraordinary Modernist Cuisine: