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What the hell is with that, anyway? I'm a salt fanatic, but their soup is too much for me.
Salt is used to hide how bland something is and why most all of our boxed/canned foods are so high in sodium. It's a general indicator of lower quality products/cost cutting.
I stopped buying canned soup 15ish years ago when Progresso, whom I loved, jacked up their sodium to over 1800mg per can.
There must be something wrong with me, I have to add msg and salt to their stuff.
There may be. But odds are you've just gotten used to it.
We crave flavor and most of the canned/boxed stuff we consume is just low quality crap with generic flavor profiles and a butt ton of salt.
Makes sense. I sometimes add a crushed garlic clove, some herbs, salt, pepper, msg, and brunoise carrot before cooking to augment.
I've had the same issue. If I've forgotten lunch I grab something quick to heat and it tastes bland. I got a chicken, mashed potatoes, and gravy microwave dish. I couldn't believe how much like nothing it tasted