Salt is an essential element for all animal life, including humans, who long ago realized the naturally occuring substance was an effective preservative and flavor enhancer. In addition to the ...

If you love flavorful fish recipes — like lemon herb and crab-crusted baked cod or sea bass with ginger beer — consider ...

How many kinds of salt do you have in your pantry? One? Thirty? Do you insist on buying sea salt or believe Himalayan pink salt has special health benefits? With so many myths and so much ...

“Salt is easily the most important thing chefs keep in the kitchen,” says Robert Hartman, chef de cuisine at Saint Theo’s restaurant in New York City. It helps bring out the natural flavors in food, ...