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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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Berenjenas Asadas

Berenjenas Asadas from the Recidemia collection

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Berenjenas Empanizadas

Berenjenas Empanizadas from the Recidemia collection

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Beriani

Beriani from the Recidemia collection

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Berkoukes

Pasta bullets with vegetarian sauce

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Berry Berry Yummy Pie

Berry Berry Yummy Pie from the Recidemia collection

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Berry Chocolate Shortcake

Berry Chocolate Shortcake from the Recidemia collection

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Berry Lemon Scones

These scones are really good, they are like biscuits, and they go great with butter on them. They are a cinch to bake and make.

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Best Banana Bread

A standard recipe requiring leavening can be made egg-free by increasing the required amount of baking powder by 1 tsp for each egg omitted. Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group Yield 1 loaf.

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Best Canadian Butter Tarts

Great Canadian invention of the butter Tarts. Requires basic cooking skills and really a joy to eat !

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

pure heaven!

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Best Coleslaw Ever

Trust me, this is not the watery goop you knew as a child!

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Best-ever British Scones

Hot scones, served as they are removed from the oven, are an English specialty. A must for five o'clock tea. Serve with butter and jam. Preparation: easy.

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Best-ever Fried Chicken

Combine flour, salt, thyme, paprika. Combine egg,milk, lemon juice. Roll chicken in flour mixture, dip into egg mixture, then back in flour again. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Heat ½ inch of oil to 375°F in electric skillet.

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Best-ever Skippy Peanut Butter Cookies

Rich, chunky, nutty, chocolaty. Need I say more?

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Best-ever Turkey and Rice Soup

Makes 4 servings

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Best in the World Meatloaf

Best in the World Meatloaf from the Recidemia collection

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Best Nut Cookies

Best Nut Cookies from the Recidemia collection

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Best of the West Cookies

Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group * Makes 4 dozen

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Bethlehem Mud

Bethlehem Mud from the Recidemia collection

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Better-for-You Brownies

Better-for-You Brownies from the Recidemia collection

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Better-than-Potato Salad

Better-than-Potato Salad

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Bhatoora

Bhatoora is a soft and fluffy Indian fried bread, and is generally eaten with a chickpea curry or Cholle.

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Bhel Poorie

Ethnicity - Marathi, West Indian Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

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Bhuna Niramish

Bhuna Niramish from the Recidemia collection

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Bibimbap

Bibimbap is a popular Korean dish. The word literally means "mixed rice" or "mixed meal".

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Bienenstich

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Bife

com Serves 4.

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Biksemad

This is a very traditional Danish dish and one that merchant sailors love to make when they come off night watch and want a quick easy hot meal. It is so simple and very good. Great recipe for re-cycling left over roasts etc.

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Billilynn Bread

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BillK's Banana Bread

by user -- BillK (talk) Cook Time: 40 minutes

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BillK's Beer Pancakes

Contributed by user -- <font color="Blue">BillK</font> (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk</font>) * C

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Billy Goat Whiskers

Billy Goat Whiskers from the Recidemia collection

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Binakol

Binakol is an Aklanon dish. It is a Chicken soup based on sweet water of the young coconut (buko).

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Binch Akara

"Bean Drops". Small balls can be served with toothpicks.

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Bindaeddeok

Mung bean pancake Bindaeddeok

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Bindaetuk

Bindaetuk

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Bint al Sahn

Honey cake. The traditional way of eating this is to break off pieces with the fingertips and dip into butter and honey that remains on the serving platter.

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Biscoitos de Maizena

Cornstarch Cookies. These cookies are so light they melt in your mouth. They are a great favorite of Brazilians. They're called Maizena cookies because that's the brand name for cornstarch in Brazil. These are made with cornstarch only.

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Biscotti

Biscotti more correctly known as biscotti di Prato (English: biscuits of Prato), also known as cantuccini (English: corners), are a twice-baked cake originating in the Italian city of Prato.

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Biscuit Easter Bunnies

Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group

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Biscuit Gravy

), grits, red beans and rice, toast and jam, etc.

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Biscuit mix

American cuisine | Midwestern cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine | Holiday Recipes | Bread | =Biscuit Mix

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Biscuits

- These biscuits are tall, light, and flaky. They are less salty than many bought mixes. They taste good plain or with butter, honey, jam, or sausage/ham gravy.

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Biscuits for Two

This recipe comes from an Estate Sale and were obtained when The Family Collection from The Wetzel Estate in Plano, Texas was purchased in 1982.

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Biscuits for Your Heart's Delight

Biscuits for Your Heart's Delight from the Recidemia collection

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Bison Chili

Bison, Grain-Fed Frozen, Ground or Stew Meat by the US Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe Serves: 7

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Bison Loaf

Bison Loaf is a meat loaf made from bison instead of beef.

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Bison Loaf

Bison Loaf is a meat loaf made from bison instead of beef.

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Bison Stew

A River of Recipes: Native American Recipes Using Commodity Foods by the USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

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Bisteeya

Bisteeya from the Recidemia collection