Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The salt you use matters. And we’re not just talking table versus kosher. Before I knew a thing about food, I thought I knew ...

The right salt can heighten flavor, add crunch and transform a dish. Three chefs explain which types they rely on and exactly ...

In the kitchen, salt is taste, texture and technique. Salt enhances the flavor of food, can change the consistency of food and is used in culinary applications such as brining. Salt is indispensable ...

AIGUES-MORTES, France — Knee-deep in the improbably pink marsh water of the Camargue, on the southern coast of France, I shoveled fleur de sel crystals onto the shore into shimmering mounds, the same ...

“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, ...

ANSWER: Peruse the spice aisle at most grocery stores and check out the salt offerings. The shelves are lined with a dizzying array of salts from those labeled fine to flaked to coarse to standard ...

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