Most of use salt in our recipes regularly. Since salt is so common, it’s easy to believe that there’s only one or two kinds of salt for cooking. (I’ve been sprinkling from the same canister of table salt for about six months now.) But it turns out that there are several kinds of culinary salt that we can use in the kitchen.
- Sea salt – Sea salt has been widely lauded for its low sodium content. This salt is made from evaporated seawater and can be used in place of table salt in just about any recipe. Cooks on a budget should be aware that sea salt is generally more expensive than table salt.
- Kosher salt – Kosher salt is made without any preservatives. While table salt is retrieved from mines and sea salt is made from the water, kosher salt can be made from both sources and used in almost any cuisine. Professional cooks and chefs tend to prefer kosher salt since it consists of large grains which are easy to pinch.
- Hawaiian black lava salt – Yes, there is black salt. As the name implies, Hawaiian black lava salt is derived from volcano charcoal. Experienced chefs have found that black lava salt is especially good with seafood and meat.
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Tags: culinary salt, kosher salt, sea salt, table salt
