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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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Poppyseed Cake

Poppyseed Cake from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.007.0100.001

Poppy Seed Kolache

60 pieces Poppy Seed Kolache

RCI-SP.005.0189.001

Pork and Peanut Stew

Serve with the chopped cilantro and peanuts on top.

RCI-MT.002.0208.001

Pork Baked with Cabbage and Cream

You could use any kind of leftover cooked pork to make this delicious dish — slices or chops from a roast — or even cook up extra chops when next you are frying some you'll have them handy.

RCI-SP.004.0252.001

Porkchop Étouffée

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

RCI-MT.002.0211.001

Pork Chops Imperial

Makes 6 servings

RCI-MT.002.0212.001

Pork Chops Jamaican

Makes 2 servings

RCI-VG.004.1040.001

Pork Hotchpotch

In Romanian: Ghiveci din carne de porc

RCI-SC.007.0245.002

Pork Marinade

Pork Marinade from the Recidemia collection

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Pork Marinade

Pork Marinade from the Recidemia collection

RCI-MT.005.0245.001

Pork Patties

Serves 6 – 8 Pork Patties

RCI-BR.006.0268.001

Pork Pot Pie

Pork Pot Pie from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.001.0203.001

Pork Schnitzel

In Romanian: Snitel din carne de porc

RCI-MT.002.0225.001

Pork Tenderloin Stir-fry with Sesame Seed

Makes 4 servings

RCI-MT.002.0226.001

Pork Tenderloin with Rice and Prune Stuffing

Makes 3 servings

RCI-ND.001.0090.001

Porky Spaghetti

A TNT recipe From "Catsrecipes Y-Group" Source: My old recipes Makes 4 to 6 servings

RCI-SP.003.0518.001

Portobello Mushroom Chili

Portobello Mushroom Chili from the Recidemia collection

RCI-VG.004.1044.001

Portobello 'Steaks' with Bearnaise Sauce

Portobello 'Steaks' with Bearnaise Sauce from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SF.002.0206.001

Portugese Clams in a Cataplana Casa Velha

From my Aunt Maggie's collection. This one was marked a family favorite. Dated 1912.

RCI-BR.006.0269.001

Portuguese Chocolate Tarts

Portuguese Chocolate Tarts from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.004.0419.001

Portuguese Coffee Buttercake

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

RCI-VG.004.1047.001

Portuguese Feijoada

Portuguese Cuisine

RCI-SP.003.0519.001

Portuguese New England Fish Chowder

This recipe taken from www.Portuguese-recipes.com

RCI-VG.004.1048.001

Portuguese Potatoes

This recipe taken from www.Portuguese-recipes.com

RCI-SF.001.0288.001

Portuguese-style Baked Sea Bass

Portuguese-style Baked Sea Bass from the Recidemia collection

RCI-VG.005.0174.001

Posna Sarma

Posna Sarma Serbian sarma is similar to Greek dolmas, though it's made with cabbage instead of grape leaves. The usual sarma is made with ground pork and chuck, resulting in a rather disgusting combination of meat, oil and cabbage.

RCI-SP.003.0522.001

Posole Blanco

Pork and hominy soup.

RCI-VG.004.1051.001

Potala Rasa

Ethnicity - Orissa,East Indian Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

RCI-SP.002.0153.001

Potato and Cabbage Soup

(Albanian: ) is an Albanian soup.

RCI-ND.007.0047.001

Potato and Garlic Filling

Ravioli | Italian cuisine

RCI-DS.001.0433.001

Potato and Meat Pudding

Potato and Meat Pudding from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.004.0422.001

Potato and Parsnip Latkes

Potato and Parsnip Latkes from the Public Health Cookbook, Seattle and King County Office of Public Health—original source of recipe, in the public domain : About 30 minutes : 5

RCI-EG.003.0111.001

Potato Bacon Casserole

This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Wagner Estate in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1991.

RCI-SN.002.0250.001

Potato Balls

Potato Balls from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.008.0169.001

Potato Blini

In Romanian: Blinele de cartofi

RCI-BR.003.0327.001

Potato Bread

Potato Bread from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.004.0423.001

Potato Cakes

These are very inexpensive and generally sold as street food to be eaten on the street as an egg and potato sandwich stuffed into flatbread with a thin sauce tomatish.

RCI-VG.002.0120.001

Potato Casserole

Potato Casserole is a creamy mashed potato dish.

RCI-VG.002.0121.001

Potato Castle

Potato Castle from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SP.002.0158.001

Potato Cheddar Soup

This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Braham Estate in Greenville, Texas in 1992.

RCI-SP.002.0159.001

Potato chowder

Potato chowder from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.001.0204.001

Potato dough bread/rolls

Potato dough bread/rolls from the Recidemia collection

RCI-BR.007.0101.001

Potato Doughnuts

In Romanian: Gogosi din cartofi

RCI-BR.007.0102.001

Potato Doughnuts II

In Romanian: Gogosi de cartofi II

RCI-VG.002.0123.001

Potatoes and Dumplings with Breadcrumbs

Potatoes and Dumplings with Breadcrumbs from the Recidemia collection

RCI-VG.002.0124.001

Potatoes Baked in their Jackets

Potatoes Baked in their Jackets from the Recidemia collection

RCI-SP.003.0525.001

Potatoes Paprikash

An alternate way to dress up potatoes.

RCI-VG.005.0175.001

Potatoes stuffed with Meat

In Romanian: Cartofi umpluti cu carne

RCI-VG.004.1059.001

Potato-filled Samosas

The dumpling of India, and one of the best, because the dough, which is made with butter and yogurt, is rich and tangy.

RCI-SP.004.0253.001

Potato Gravy with Meat in a Jug

Potato Gravy with Meat in a Jug from the Recidemia collection