Salted A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes

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Winner – 2011 James Beard Cookbook AwardIn Salted, Bitterman traces the mineral’s history, from humankind’s first salty bite to its usein modern industry to the resurgent interest in artisan salts. Featuring more than 50 recipesthat showcase this versatile and marvelous ingredient, Salted also includes a field guideto artisan salts profiling 80 varieties and exploring their dazzling characters, unique stories,production methods, and uses in cooking plus a quick-reference guide covering over 150 salts.Salting is one of the more ingrained habits in cooking, and according to Bitterman, all habitsneed to be questioned. He challenges you to think creatively about salting, promising thatby understanding and mastering the principles behind it — and becoming familiar with the primary typesof artisanal salts available — you will be better equipped to get the best results for yourindividual cooking style and personal taste..