Salt

Culinary salt.

About Salt

Salt is a crystalline seasoning composed primarily of sodium chloride and used to season food. It is added during cooking, curing, brining, baking, pickling, and at the table. Culinary salt may be plain or may contain added iodine, anti-caking agents, or other permitted ingredients.

Its flavour is distinctly saline, while crystal size and shape affect how quickly it dissolves and how strongly it is perceived on the surface of food. Fine salt blends readily into mixtures; coarse crystals and flakes provide more noticeable texture and localized seasoning.

Salt may appear as fine or coarse crystals, thin flakes, or larger specialty grains. It is sold in shakers, packets, blocks, and other forms, and may be measured dry or dissolved in brine. Grinding changes crystal size, while moisture can cause clumping.

Ingredient type: seasoning
Form: seasoning

Forms & related ingredients

Zaatar seasoningcontains · Zaatar seasoning → Salt
Corn tortillacontains · Corn tortilla → Salt
Japanese mayonnaisecontains · Japanese mayonnaise → Salt
Cincalokcontains · Cincalok → Salt
Shrimp Pastecontains · Shrimp Paste → Salt
Wheat ramen noodlescontains · Wheat ramen noodles → Salt
Hamcontains · Ham → Salt
Brothcontains · Broth → Salt
Fried onionscontains · Fried onions → Salt
Phyllo doughcontains · Phyllo dough → Salt
Mortadellacontains · Mortadella → Salt
Guajillo Chile Saucecontains · Guajillo Chile Sauce → Salt
Pepper Pastecontains · Pepper Paste → Salt
Liver pâtécontains · Liver pâté → Salt
Tatar curd cheese (qort)contains · Tatar curd cheese (qort) → Salt
Breadcontains · Bread → Salt
Yakisoba wheat noodlescontains · Yakisoba wheat noodles → Salt
Yeast extract spreadcontains · Yeast extract spread → Salt
Fermented fish entrail pastecontains · Fermented fish entrail paste → Salt
Provolonecontains · Provolone → Salt
Portuguese pork sausagecontains · Portuguese pork sausage → Salt
Anchovy pastecontains · Anchovy paste → Salt
Morcela (Portuguese blood sausage)contains · Morcela (Portuguese blood sausage) → Salt
Za'atar spice blendcontains · Za'atar spice blend → Salt
Wheat noodlescontains · Wheat noodles → Salt
Red Pepper Pastecontains · Red Pepper Paste → Salt
Mustard Pastecontains · Mustard Paste → Salt
Lamb Stockcontains · Lamb Stock → Salt
Processed luncheon meatcontains · Processed luncheon meat → Salt
Thai Curry Pastecontains · Thai Curry Paste → Salt
Vegetable Brothcontains · Vegetable Broth → Salt
Thai Red Curry Pastecontains · Thai Red Curry Paste → Salt
Graham Cracker Crumbscontains · Graham Cracker Crumbs → Salt
Fermented Soybean Pastecontains · Fermented Soybean Paste → Salt
Västerbottens cheesecontains · Västerbottens cheese → Salt
Doenjangcontains · Doenjang → Salt
Arepacontains · Arepa → Salt
Cuban Breadcontains · Cuban Bread → Salt
Corn tortillascontains · Corn tortillas → Salt
Gundrukcontains · Gundruk → Salt
Parmesan cheesecontains · Parmesan cheese → Salt
Vegetable Picklecontains · Vegetable Pickle → Salt
Fermented paddy crab pastecontains · Fermented paddy crab paste → Salt
Instant ramen noodlescontains · Instant ramen noodles → Salt
Barley ruskcontains · Barley rusk → Salt
Digestive biscuitcontains · Digestive biscuit → Salt
Trahanascontains · Trahanas → Salt
Gruyère Cheesecontains · Gruyère Cheese → Salt
Gravycontains · Gravy → Salt
Chicken stockcontains · Chicken stock → Salt
Botifarra Sausagecontains · Botifarra Sausage → Salt
Pork-skin aspiccontains · Pork-skin aspic → Salt
Salt-cured codcontains · Salt-cured cod → Salt
Smoked pork sausagecontains · Smoked pork sausage → Salt
Puff pastrycontains · Puff pastry → Salt
Stale wheat breadcontains · Stale wheat bread → Salt
Salted lambcontains · Salted lamb → Salt
Chorizocontains · Chorizo → Salt
French Breadcontains · French Bread → Salt
Chipotle salsacontains · Chipotle salsa → Salt
Preserved lemoncontains · Preserved lemon → Salt
Hot Saucecontains · Hot Sauce → Salt
Salted Snoekcontains · Salted Snoek → Salt
Beef Machacacontains · Beef Machaca → Salt
Pickled Chilli Peppercontains · Pickled Chilli Pepper → Salt
Wheat Breadcontains · Wheat Bread → Salt
Japanese Fish Cakecontains · Japanese Fish Cake → Salt
Fermented fish seasoningcontains · Fermented fish seasoning → Salt
Sauerkrautcontains · Sauerkraut → Salt
Sweet Breadcontains · Sweet Bread → Salt
Garlic chutneycontains · Garlic chutney → Salt
Siskonmakkara sausagecontains · Siskonmakkara sausage → Salt
Cured porkcontains · Cured pork → Salt
Wheat Flour Wrappercontains · Wheat Flour Wrapper → Salt
Cajun seasoning blendcontains · Cajun seasoning blend → Salt
Suya Spice Blendcontains · Suya Spice Blend → Salt
Japanese curry rouxcontains · Japanese curry roux → Salt
Mixed spicescontains · Mixed spices → Salt
Salt beefcontains · Salt beef → Salt
Chistorra sausagecontains · Chistorra sausage → Salt
Godamba Roticontains · Godamba Roti → Salt
Sandwich breadcontains · Sandwich bread → Salt
Chili Saucecontains · Chili Sauce → Salt
Pickled carrot and daikoncontains · Pickled carrot and daikon → Salt
Fish Pastecontains · Fish Paste → Salt
Tomato-onion saucecontains · Tomato-onion sauce → Salt
Qurutcontains · Qurut → Salt
Pork pâtécontains · Pork pâté → Salt
Drisheencontains · Drisheen → Salt
Buducontains · Budu → Salt
Rechta Noodlescontains · Rechta Noodles → Salt
Burger buncontains · Burger bun → Salt
Pitacontains · Pita → Salt
Baked Beanscontains · Baked Beans → Salt
Fermented soybeanscontains · Fermented soybeans → Salt
Red salsacontains · Red salsa → Salt
Sour Plum Saucecontains · Sour Plum Sauce → Salt
Chilli Saucecontains · Chilli Sauce → Salt
Refried beanscontains · Refried beans → Salt
Creole Seasoningcontains · Creole Seasoning → Salt

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Akabenz

Rwanda

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Akbar Joojeh

Iran

Akhha Masoor

India

Akoho Voanio

Madagascar

Akyeke

Ghana

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Alcatra da Terceira

Portugal

Aleppine Sujuk

Syria Syria

Alicha

Eritrea

Alici in Tortiera

Italy

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salt

English

coarse salt