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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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Kingfish Steaks

Kingfish Steaks from the Recidemia collection

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Kingman's Vegan Zucchini Bread à la GrauFrau

Kingman's Vegan Zucchini Bread à la GrauFrau from the Recidemia collection

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Kipspek

which literally translates into "chickenbacon" is a very easy snack that they used to make in the restaurant my mother managed.

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Kiri Buth

Milk rice

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Kirsebærkage

Cherry cake Makes 1 Kirsebærkage

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Kisamvu Na Karanga

Kisamvu Na Karanga from the Recidemia collection

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Kiseli Kupus (Sauerkraut)

1 batch Kiseli Kupus (Sauerkraut)

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Kissra be Omregayga

Serve with kissra. You can also serve fried meat in separate dish.

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Kjebapchinja

Kjebapchinja from the Recidemia collection

RCI-MT.005.0139.001

Kjødfars

Forcemeat Kjødfars

RCI-SN.005.0038.001

Knedle sa Sljivama

Potato dumplings with plums (Knedle sa sljivama) Potato dumplings with plums

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Knoedel

Austrian Cuisine

RCI-BR.001.0140.001

Knot Shape Rolls

This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Cunningham Estate in Seven Points, Texas in 1999.

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Koatgaetang

300px| Koatgaetang Crab stew

Kofta
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Kofta

These are the Turkish meatballs, delicious little meat balls or patties. You can make them with beef, but lamb is traditional and makes them very special.

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Kofta bel Baqdoonis

Kofta with parsley

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Koftah

Ground meat balls.

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Kofta Meatball

Kofta Meatball from the Recidemia collection

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Kofta Mlebissa

Source: Information Office of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia), Spring 1995

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Kofta Nakhod

Chickpeas provide bulk in well-seasoned kofta, the name for various types of meatballs in Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Unlike customs in other countries, they are boiled in soup or water and served separately from soup.

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Kohl Slaw

Kohl Slaw

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Koki

Koki from the Recidemia collection

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Kokis

Sri Lankan deep-fried rice flour egg

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Koko na Nyama

Koko na Nyama from the Recidemia collection

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Kokosrijst

Kokosrijst from the Recidemia collection

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Kokosrijst I

Kokosrijst I from the Recidemia collection

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Kold Sommersuppe

On a hot hot day where the appetite is as it should be, this soup in the perfect choice. You can even serve it laced with ice cubes.

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Kolhapuri Vegetables

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

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Kolokithakia Yemista Avgholemono

Stuffed courgettes with egg and lemon sauce right|Stuffed Courgettes with egg and lemon sauce (Kolokithakia yemista avgholemono)

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Kombu Dipping Sauce

Kombu Dipping Sauce from the Recidemia collection

RCI-VG.004.0749.001

Kongnamool Moochim

Soy bean sprouts salad Kongnamool moochim

RCI-SP.003.0365.001

Kopustu Sriuba Su Kiauliena

Cabbage Soup with Pork

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Korean and English-style Wontons

Yummy tofu and chicken wontons great for a quick dinner although the wontons must be made earlier as they take a while.

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Korean Bean Sprouts

300px| Korean Bean Sprouts Fast and easy and yummy dish. Preparation: 12 minutes. This recipe is for 2 servings.

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Korean Spinach Soup

Korean Spinach Soup Beef broth may be substituted for the water for a richer soup, but you may have to decrease the amount of salt. This recipe is for 4 servings. Preparation: 25 minutes.

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Korma Sabzee

Korma Sabzee from the Recidemia collection

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Korma Sauce from Tajikistan

Korma Sauce from Tajikistan from the Recidemia collection

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Kornettes

Kornettes from the Recidemia collection

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Korvapuustit

Korvapuustit Finnish cinnamon rolls

RCI-VG.005.0097.001

Kosa Mahshiya

Stuffed zucchini

RCI-RC.006.0077.001

Koshari (or Kushari)

Koshari (or Kushari) from the Recidemia collection

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Kosheri

Kosheri from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SP.004.0195.001

Kosher Vegetarian Cholent

Kosher Vegetarian Cholent is a Vietnamese vegetarian recipe, that takes long to cook, but it is worth.

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Kotmis Satsivi I

Main Dish

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Kousa Bil Bandora (Zuccini with Tomatoes)

Kousa Bil Bandora (Zuccini with Tomatoes) from the Recidemia collection

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Kov roghan

right

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Kovurma Palov

Ferghana pilaf

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Kpokpei

Kpokpei is a special dish for Ga festival.

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Kraut

If you like kraut, you will like this one.

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Kraut Noodles

Kraut Noodles from the Recidemia collection