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Salt provides essential sodium and chloride minerals critical for nerve transmission, muscle contraction, and electrolyte balance, though dietary moderation is recommended due to health associations with excessive sodium intake.

About

Salt is a naturally occurring mineral compound composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), essential for human physiological function and one of the oldest food preservation and flavoring agents known to civilization. Extracted through evaporation of seawater, mineral deposits, or underground salt mines, salt exists in multiple crystalline forms ranging from fine powder to large mineral nuggets. The main types include sea salt, rock salt (halite), kosher salt, and specialty salts such as Himalayan pink salt and fleur de sel, each with distinct grain sizes, mineral compositions, and textural properties that influence their culinary applications.

Culinary Uses

Salt serves as the primary flavor enhancer and seasoning across virtually all culinary traditions, enhancing natural flavors, suppressing bitterness, and balancing sweetness. Beyond its seasoning role, salt functions as a critical preservative through curing, brining, and dry-salting techniques in charcuterie, seafood preservation, and fermented foods. In baking and cooking, salt regulates gluten development, controls fermentation rates, and aids texture formation in breads, pastas, and cured meats. Different salt varieties—coarse kosher salt for finishing, fleur de sel for delicate garnish, and fine sea salt for baking—provide textural variation and mineral complexity to refined preparations.

Used In

Recipes Using salt (6,202)

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Taiwanese-style Meatballs with Iceberg Lettuce and Sweet Chilli Sauce

Taiwanese-style Meatballs with Iceberg Lettuce and Sweet Chilli Sauce from the Recidemia collection

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Taiwanese Sushi

Taiwanese Sushi from the Recidemia collection

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Taiwan Pickles

Taiwan Pickles from the Recidemia collection

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Tajik Salad Dressing

Tajik Salad Dressing from the Recidemia collection

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Taka Challah

Taka Challah from the Recidemia collection

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Tamago Toji

Tamago Toji Egg drop soup. This recipe is from the book "At Home with Japanese Cooking" by Elizabeth Andoh.

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Tamale Pie

This is adapted from James Beard's great Tamale Pie recipe. It looks splendid cooked and brought to the table in a colorful casserole.

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Tamale Pie I

Tamale Pie I from the Recidemia collection

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Tamales Panamenños

Tamales Panamenños from the Recidemia collection

Tamarind Chutney
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Tamarind Chutney

Tamarind Chutney this dish is an easy accompanyment to many different dishes in every part of India as it is both sweet and sour.

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Tamayya

Green hamburgers, are healthy vegetable patties packed with fresh greens and dried beans. The Tamaaya, is stuffed into pockets of bread along with salad, foul (dried fava beans), fried eggplant, potatoes, tahina salad or just by itself.

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Tamia

Serve on its own, with fuul or as a tamia sandwich.

Tandoori Chicken
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Tandoori Chicken

This dish can be served as a delicious side, accompanied by great wine or tangy cocktails. It can also be turned into a hearty meal by serving it with some dal Makhni and fresh Naan.

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Tandoori seasoning

Tandoori seasoning from the Recidemia collection

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Tangy Beer Mustard

This mustard is good with corned beef, ham, and sausages, it also makes a great gift!

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Tangy Boiled Dressing

Tangy Boiled Dressing from the Recidemia collection

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Tangy Cabbage Salad

The cabbage salad recipe is a work in progress, and I always do it to taste, and by memory, so here goes:

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Tangy Lemon Battered Fried Chicken

Even more tangy than using buttermilk.

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Tangy Lemon Mousse

Tangy Lemon Mousse from the Recidemia collection

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Tangy Lemon Mousse

Tangy Lemon Mousse from the Recidemia collection

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Tangy Meat and Rice Loaf

Makes 6 servings.

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Tangy Mustard Potato Salad

Tangy mustard-potato salad with two kinds of mustard. We had this last weekend with chili dogs, it's quite good, I added some things to it though, like onion, egg, pickles and celery.

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Tangy Paneer Pakodas

Cottage cheese fritters

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Tangy Pecans

This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Love Estate in Sachse, Texas in 1984.

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Tangy Pepper Relish

This is a recipe I obtained from an Estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Manes Estate in Venus, Texas in 1981.

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Tanzanian Chicken Soup

Tanzanian Chicken Soup

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Tanzanian Couscous Salad

Tanzanian couscous Salad

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Tanzanian Pie

Tanzanian Pie from the Recidemia collection

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Tapioca Pudding

Tapioca Pudding from the Recidemia collection

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Tarator

Tarator from the Recidemia collection

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Tarator

Tarator from the Recidemia collection

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Tarator from Albania

Serves 4.

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Tarator I

Cucumber-yogurt salad

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Tarragon Sauce

In Romanian: Sos de tarhon

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Tarragon-scented White Bean Soup

Tarragon-scented White Bean Soup from the Recidemia collection

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Tartar Sauce

This is a basic tartar sauce, suitable for fish and chips. The recipe is largely based on a trial and error recreation of the tartar sauce used at a local restaurant I frequent.

Tarte aux quetsches
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Tarte aux quetsches

Tarte aux quetsches aka plum tart are a specialty of the region and are a sweet dessert.

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Taskebab

Stewed meat right|Stewed meat (Taskebab)

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Tassel Estate Taco Salad

This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Tassel Estate in Wylie, Texas in 1986.

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Tastes Like Avanti Bread

From Menu and Recipes Week 10/7/07 From "Catsrecipes Y-Group"

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Tasty Black-eyed Pea Salad

This salad recipe and the others following are originals that i have been making for sometime. Most folk seem to enjoy them.

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Tasty pineapple cake

Tasty pineapple cake from the Recidemia collection

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Tasty Spinach Quiche

Fruit & Vegetable Recipes I by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government recipe—original source of recipe Serves: 6

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Tavë me Presh

Baked leeks

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Tawa-Tawas

Tawa-Tawas from the Recidemia collection

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Tblisi Beef

Tblisi Beef from the Recidemia collection

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Tea Biscuits

Pioneer and Indian Recipes by the Whitman Mission National Historic Site, National Parks Service, US Department of the Interior, public domain government resource—original source of recipe Cook Time: 30 minutes

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Tea Biscuits I

Tea Biscuits I from the Recidemia collection

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Tea Pineapple Cake

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Tea Scones

Tea Scones from the Recidemia collection