
salt
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.
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Recipes Using salt (6,202)
Poppyseed Cake
Poppyseed Cake from the Recidemia collection
Poppy Seed Kolache
60 pieces Poppy Seed Kolache
Pork and Peanut Stew
Serve with the chopped cilantro and peanuts on top.
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.
Porkchop Étouffée
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
Pork Chops Imperial
Makes 6 servings
Pork Chops Jamaican
Makes 2 servings
Pork Hotchpotch
In Romanian: Ghiveci din carne de porc
Pork Marinade
Pork Marinade from the Recidemia collection
Pork Marinade
Pork Marinade from the Recidemia collection
Pork Patties
Serves 6 – 8 Pork Patties
Pork Pot Pie
Pork Pot Pie from the Recidemia collection
Pork Schnitzel
In Romanian: Snitel din carne de porc
Pork Tenderloin Stir-fry with Sesame Seed
Makes 4 servings
Pork Tenderloin with Rice and Prune Stuffing
Makes 3 servings
Porky Spaghetti
A TNT recipe From "Catsrecipes Y-Group" Source: My old recipes Makes 4 to 6 servings
Portobello Mushroom Chili
Portobello Mushroom Chili from the Recidemia collection
Portobello 'Steaks' with Bearnaise Sauce
Portobello 'Steaks' with Bearnaise Sauce from the Recidemia collection
Portugese Clams in a Cataplana Casa Velha
From my Aunt Maggie's collection. This one was marked a family favorite. Dated 1912.
Portuguese Chocolate Tarts
Portuguese Chocolate Tarts from the Recidemia collection
Portuguese Coffee Buttercake
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group This Y-group is
Portuguese Feijoada
Portuguese Cuisine
Portuguese New England Fish Chowder
This recipe taken from www.Portuguese-recipes.com
Portuguese Potatoes
This recipe taken from www.Portuguese-recipes.com
Portuguese-style Baked Sea Bass
Portuguese-style Baked Sea Bass from the Recidemia collection
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.
Posole Blanco
Pork and hominy soup.
Potala Rasa
Ethnicity - Orissa,East Indian Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
Potato and Cabbage Soup
(Albanian: ) is an Albanian soup.
Potato and Garlic Filling
Ravioli | Italian cuisine
Potato and Meat Pudding
Potato and Meat Pudding from the Recidemia collection
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
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.
Potato Balls
Potato Balls from the Recidemia collection
Potato Blini
In Romanian: Blinele de cartofi
Potato Bread
Potato Bread from the Recidemia collection
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.
Potato Casserole
Potato Casserole is a creamy mashed potato dish.
Potato Castle
Potato Castle from the Recidemia collection
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.
Potato chowder
Potato chowder from the Recidemia collection
Potato dough bread/rolls
Potato dough bread/rolls from the Recidemia collection
Potato Doughnuts
In Romanian: Gogosi din cartofi
Potato Doughnuts II
In Romanian: Gogosi de cartofi II
Potatoes and Dumplings with Breadcrumbs
Potatoes and Dumplings with Breadcrumbs from the Recidemia collection
Potatoes Baked in their Jackets
Potatoes Baked in their Jackets from the Recidemia collection
Potatoes Paprikash
An alternate way to dress up potatoes.
Potatoes stuffed with Meat
In Romanian: Cartofi umpluti cu carne
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.
Potato Gravy with Meat in a Jug
Potato Gravy with Meat in a Jug from the Recidemia collection