It's in nearly every dish we cook, yet few ingredients inspire as much debate as salt. Kosher salt or sea salt? Which one belongs in your kitchen, and does it really matter? Mark Kurlansky, in Salt: A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bit of salt in the diet is necessary for good health. The seasoning is also a kitchen staple and taste booster, but Americans ...

Is sea salt better for you than table salt? We debunk the health myths and explain what the American Heart Association says about sodium intake.

One salt does not fit all, and these three recipes will introduce you to a range of salt types. Flavored salt recipes are a nice way to preserve culinary herbs. These three infused salt recipes ...

Knee-deep in the improbably pink marsh water of the Camargue, on the southern coast of France, I shoveled fleur de sel crystals onto the shore into shimmering mounds, the same way that the sauniers, ...

Q: A recent recipe called for sea salt. Can table salt be substituted in equal measures? — Barbara Knoppe, Madison Heights, Mich. A: Peruse the spice aisle at most grocery stores and check out the ...