The taste of table salt

[Seeker_UK]

Isn’t there something about taking something with a pinch of something?

Na.

(Cl)

 

[MikeMA]

I was 110% sure Vinny would comment on this, right up one of his many strasse.

He's below the salt

 

[matthewr]

Of course if you talk to a chemist 52 salts is nothing. Although an astrophysicist would point out they are all actually metals.

 

[eternumviti]

As an Essex boy, it's always been Maldon. I used to spend a bit of time in the outlands when I was younger. The marsh girls were quite salty, as I recall, with a tang of the North Sea mudflats about them too.

 

[stevec67]

Well, the folks at WebMD say…

“Sodium levels in salt can vary. Himalayan pink salt contains less sodium per serving than ordinary table salt. Table salt contains 2360 milligrams of sodium per teaspoon, whereas a teaspoon of Himalayan pink salt contains 1680 milligrams of sodium — a reduction of about one-third.”

https://www.webmd.com/diet/himalayan-pink-salt-health-benefits#091e9c5e82091bfe-1-2

If it’s all down to impurity levels, that’s fine by me.

WebMD print more nonsense than the creationist museum! For the sodium figures above to be true Himalayan salt would have to be only 65% pure. The manufacturers say it's about 98% pure. So yes, it's lower in sodium, by about 2%. So 2360 becomes about 2300.

 

[Jamie]

Lots of varying opinions here....I'd take most of them with a pinch of salt.

 

[Anh]

Seasalt flakes when cooking, I like the chefy vibes of sprinking it by hand ...

 

[Operajulian]

I have in my cupboard - kosher salt for general use, some Icelandic salt with lava ( black ) that looks good on a summer tomato salad AND thanks to two different Christmas presents.

Smoked Maldon salt and pink Himalaya salt. I have not tried each of these yet.

 

[-alan-]

The marsh girls were quite salty, as I recall, with a tang of the North Sea mudflats about them too.

Sounds fishy to me...

 

[andrew]

I've switched from Maldon to the Scottish Blackthorn stuff, partly because I like the box

https://www.blackthornsalt.co.uk/

 

[stevec67]

I've switched from Maldon to the Scottish Blackthorn stuff, partly because I like the box

https://www.blackthornsalt.co.uk/

That's as good a reason as any. I like the crystal shapes. I have some fleur de sel in the cupboard for the same reason. I put the odd sprinkle on a salad or a steak just for fun. Does it taste different? Yes, if you tell yourself so.

 

[Barrymagrec]

As an Essex boy, it's always been Maldon. I used to spend a bit of time in the outlands when I was younger. The marsh girls were quite salty, as I recall, with a tang of the North Sea mudflats about them too.

I expect they were saltmarsh lambs at heart.

 

[MUTTY1]

Cornish salt, harvested a few miles from here. Flaked is the most versatile as you can sprinkle it as is or crumble it. Otherwise I just use Saxa….

 

[MUTTY1]

Cornish salt, harvested a few miles from here. Flaked is the most versatile as you can sprinkle it as is or crumble it. Otherwise I just use Saxa….

 

[eternumviti]

I've got some of that, with various herb and chilli flavourings too. It's very good.

 

[matthewr]

Apparently there are salt experts.