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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)

RCI-BR.004.0197.001

Date-Orange Coffee Cake

Date-Orange Coffee Cake from the Recidemia collection

RCI-DS.004.0090.001

Daube de Banane

Daube de Banane from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SP.003.0230.001

David's Mushroom Barley Soup

David's Mushroom Barley Soup from the Recidemia collection

RCI-MT.005.0071.001

Dawood Basha

meat Balls with Onion right|Dawood Basha

RCI-BR.001.0073.001

Deaf Dumplings

Deaf Dumplings from the Recidemia collection

RCI-MT.002.0090.001

Debate Slow Cooker Barbecue Sandwiches

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Source: Southern L

RCI-BR.005.0241.001

Decadent Cookie Bars

Decadent Cookie Bars from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.004.0198.001

Decadent Fat-free Chocolate Cake

Makes 16 servings

RCI-BR.004.0199.001

Deep Chocolate Vegan Cake

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RCI-VG.005.0052.001

Deep-fried Dill Pickles

Makes about 8 servings as an appetizer

RCI-SN.002.0128.001

Deep-fried Rattlesnake

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

RCI-SF.002.0104.001

Deep-fried Shrimp Balls

Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group This Y-group is

RCI-SF.001.0115.001

Deep-fried Turmeric Fish

Crispy down to the bones. Eat it like a snack or with Coconut Rice. Yummy!

RCI-VG.004.0406.001

Deep South Collard greens

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RCI-MT.004.0345.001

Dejaj Meshwi

Chicken tikka kabab

RCI-BR.003.0170.001

Delectable Date Muffins

Makes 12 muffins.

RCI-BR.005.0242.001

Delicate Lemon Tea Cake Cookies

Yield: 45 cookies

RCI-SN.001.0153.001

Delicious Guacamole

A delicious Recipe from the Azzura Point restaurant at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort.

RCI-SN.002.0130.001

Delicious "Lies"

In Romanian: Minciuni delicioase

RCI-SF.002.0105.001

Delicious Marinated Shrimp

Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group This Y-group is

RCI-BR.006.0102.001

Delicious Pumpkin Pie

Serve your pumpkin pie warm or cold, topped with whipped cream or not!

RCI-SN.004.0054.001

Delicious Seasoned Breadcrumbs

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Source: My old rec

RCI-DS.001.0203.001

Delightful Bread Pudding

Purchased from Taylor Estate in Mineral Wells Texas in 1984.

RCI-SC.001.0019.001

Delish Corn Relish

Contributed by Indiancuisineandculture Y-Gro

RCI-MT.004.0347.001

Delmonico's Deviled Chicken

Delmonico's Deviled Chicken from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SP.002.0087.001

Delta Bisque

A Catfish recipe.

RCI-MT.004.0348.001

Deluxe Chicken Casserole

Makes 4 servings.

RCI-VG.001.0188.001

Deluxe Potato Salad

Yield: 18 servings.

RCI-MT.005.0073.001

Depression Day Steak

Purchased from Sanderson Estate in Bonham, Texas in 1984. Notation on card indicates this recipe is dated 1944.

RCI-MT.001.0096.001

Desert Rubbed Strip Steaks

Desert Rubbed Strip Steaks from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SN.002.0131.001

Dessert Apple Rings

Onions rings are an All-American classic, but did you know that apples make delicious “rings,” too?! This Apple Dessert Rings recipe uses my Cinnamon Cream Syrup recipe just like onion rings use ketchup for dipping.

RCI-BR.008.0060.001

Dessert Crepes

Dessert Crepes from the Recidemia collection

RCI-EG.004.0022.001

Deviled Eggs with California Avocado

Deviled Eggs with California Avocado from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SC.007.0092.001

Devil's Sauce

Devil's Sauce from the Recidemia collection

RCI-VG.004.0412.001

Dhaal (Indian Lentil Soup)

Dhaal (Indian Lentil Soup) from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.004.0200.001

Diabetic-friendly Cake

Diabetic-friendly Cake from the Recidemia collection

RCI-ND.006.0029.001

Diabetic-friendly Cottage Cheese Vegetable Casserole

Yield 12 servings - ½ cup each.

RCI-DS.003.0130.001

Diabetic-friendly Fudge

Diabetic-friendly Fudge from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SC.007.0093.001

Diet Chocolate-flavored Syrup

Contributed by Ursula Taylor * Yield: 20 servings - 1¼ cups

RCI-SP.005.0079.001

Dikyet Bamya

Dikyet Bamya from the Recidemia collection

RCI-VG.001.0190.001

Dill Cucumber Salad

Salads

RCI-RC.004.0103.001

DILLED RICE SALAD

Makes 6 servings

RCI-RC.001.0072.001

Dill Mint Pilaf

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

RCI-BR.001.0074.001

Dilly Bread

From my Aunt Maggie’s Collection. This was marked as a family favorite. Dated 1944.

RCI-RC.004.0104.001

Dilly of a Rice Salad

Makes 6 servings.

RCI-RC.004.0105.001

Dirty rice

Dirty rice is a traditional Cajun dish made from white rice cooked with small pieces of chicken liver or giblets, which give it a dark ("dirty") color.

RCI-DS.003.0132.001

Dixie Peanut Brittle

Peanut & Pecan Recipes by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe Yields about 2 pounds.

RCI-RC.001.0073.001

Djej M'ammer B'r-roz

Algerian chicken stuffed with rice

RCI-VG.004.0416.001

Djouaz el Hummus, Algerian Chick Pea Soup

Djouaz el Hummus, Algerian Chick Pea Soup from the Recidemia collection

RCI-VG.004.0417.001

Doi Begun

Doi Begun from the Recidemia collection