Why oil doesn’t get salty when adding salt to potatoes while frying?

Question

I use to fry potatoes reusing the same (olive) oil several times (about 5-6 times), and I salt them while frying. But the the oil doesn’t get salty. What’s the reason for that?

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Answer 1

You know how oil and water don’t mix? It turns out everything is either like oil or like water or somewhere in the middle. Salt is like water, so it mixes with water and not with oil.