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The debate: salt or no salt
Posted Monday, October 10, 2005 - 11:20 pm

By Reed Messer
DINING DIVA
reedmesser@aol.com
 
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    Salt or no salt? That is the question, and the ongoing debate with margarita fans around the world. Some claim salt adds to the taste of the drink, others attest that it eats away the fruity flavor. Here's what a few local experts had to say:

  • Anita's seasoned server Martha Rios (who also makes their margaritas) deems salt situational with her margaritas - if it's lime, salt the rim. If it's strawberry, coat with sugar.
  • On the Border manager Bill Singfield likes his the old-fashioned way. He prefers a salty rim because it brings out the flavor of the tequila. Bill's favorite is the raspberry swirled margarita.
  • Marcos Nunez, owner of Sabroso, only salts half the rim on his margaritas. He says it's too salty otherwise, even though sometimes people do ask for extra salt. He estimates about 80 percent of his customers like salty rims, while 5 percent do not and 10 percent just don't care. The other 5 percent? I guess they go for beer.
  • Tara Taylor, who bartends at Cactus Jack's, has to have her rim salt- free. She doesn't even like salt, period. "Don't buy salt for my house; don't want it on my drinks," Taylor says.
  • El Matador owner Dave Stockwell's take on it is: "Why change a good thing? The salt is to offset the tartness of the tequila and that's originally how it's meant to be - it just works."

    Reed Messer can be reached at reedmesser@aol.com.

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