Raclette spices always contain salt. Sometimes even up to 25% Why? I don't want salt on my raclette cheese, I want some tasty herbs. What do you think, dear community?
Raclette spices always contain salt. Sometimes even up to 25% Why? I don't want salt on my raclette cheese, I want some tasty herbs. What do you think, dear community?
I totally agree with you—salt doesn't belong in there.
The problem is a pretty fundamental, general one. As soon as supermarkets and manufacturers (not just Migros—almost all of them do this) start offering pre-mixed products, it’s very common for them to pad the mix with cheap ingredients and skimp on the high-quality ones. Salt is much cheaper than herbs and spices, and it also makes products last longer. Sugar is much cheaper, too.
Blends are a lucrative business. Throw in a lot of the cheap stuff, a little of the high-quality stuff, then describe it all in flowery terms and charge a premium price. And if one ingredient happens to get cheaper and another more expensive, they just adjust the mix ratio. You see this with spice blends, but also with nut mixes, etc. The individual components are almost always significantly cheaper, even if you leave out the cheap, worthless filler ingredients. And if you confront the supermarkets about this, the excuse is almost always, “That’s what consumers want.”
Keep the individual ingredients at home and gradually phase out the pre-mixed blends. That way, you’ll come to understand the spices better over time and eventually realize that you can get by with even fewer jars than before.
I totally agree with you—salt doesn't belong in there.
The problem is a pretty fundamental, general one. As soon as supermarkets and manufacturers (not just Migros—almost all of them do this) start offering pre-mixed products, it’s very common for them to pad the mix with cheap ingredients and skimp on the high-quality ones. Salt is much cheaper than herbs and spices, and it also makes products last longer. Sugar is much cheaper, too.
Blends are a lucrative business. Throw in a lot of the cheap stuff, a little of the high-quality stuff, then describe it all in flowery terms and charge a premium price. And if one ingredient happens to get cheaper and another more expensive, they just adjust the mix ratio. You see this with spice blends, but also with nut mixes, etc. The individual components are almost always significantly cheaper, even if you leave out the cheap, worthless filler ingredients. And if you confront the supermarkets about this, the excuse is almost always, “That’s what consumers want.”
Keep the individual ingredients at home and gradually phase out the pre-mixed blends. That way, you’ll come to understand the spices better over time and eventually realize that you can get by with even fewer jars than before.
