My table salt is better than your table salt

[IronWing]

all salt is kosher. Kosher salt is large grained salt used for making meats kosher.

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[TastesLikeChicken]

3...2...1....

He's pretty much correct. Nearly all salt is kosher, table salt included.

 

[IronWing]

He's pretty much correct. Nearly all salt is kosher, table salt included.

No, that wasn't what I was waiting for. But I have the patience of a Job. It will come.

 

[KillerCharlie]

At least that's what I read online after I noticed a box of salt I bought said "Koshering" salt.

Anyway, you can taste a huge difference between table salt (the cheap iodized stuff), sea salt, and kosher salt - just put a bit in your mouth and it's pretty noticeable.

 

[KeithTalent]

I'll see your froggy stuff with a Hawaiian and raise you a truffle:

I have truffle salt at home. I put some on my buttered popcorn the other night and ate the entire bowl. So freaking good. :awe:

KT

 

[KillerCharlie]

I have truffle salt at home. I put some on my buttered popcorn the other night and ate the entire bowl. So freaking good. :awe:

KT

What is truffle salt? Does it have real truffles? I saw a bottle of truffle oil at a higher end grocery store, but even though it was expensive it just had fake truffle flavor added, not the real thing.

 

[KeithTalent]

What is truffle salt? Does it have real truffles? I saw a bottle of truffle oil at a higher end grocery store, but even though it was expensive it just had fake truffle flavor added, not the real thing.

Yeah, the one I have has real bits of black truffle in it. There are some good oils out there, just need to do a bit of research before purchasing.

KT

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I have truffle salt at home. I put some on my buttered popcorn the other night and ate the entire bowl. So freaking good. :awe:

KT

It's awesome on so many things. French fries, baked potatoes, green beens, grilled zuchini, corn on the cob, pork, lamb, chicken (not a fan of it on beef); takes 'em to another level.

The truffle flavor is an acquired taste though. People seem to either love it or hate it. Personally I love it. Sometimes I just take the top off and sniff it like a glue junkie.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

What is truffle salt? Does it have real truffles? I saw a bottle of truffle oil at a higher end grocery store, but even though it was expensive it just had fake truffle flavor added, not the real thing.

Yes, it has real truffles in it. They are the little black and brown specs you can see in the picture. iirc, I paid @ $18 for that bottle at a local farmer's market. Sounds like a lot for salt but you have to use it pretty sparingly because it's so potent so it lasts a very long time. I use some nearly every day on something I'm cooking and I've had it for over a year.

If you've had truffles and like them, get some truffle salt. You won't regret the expenditure.

 

[KeithTalent]

It's awesome on so many things. French fries, baked potatoes, green beens, grilled zuchini, corn on the cob, pork, lamb, chicken (not a fan of it on beef); takes 'em to another level.

The truffle flavor is an acquired taste though. People seem to either love it or hate it. Personally I love it. Sometimes I just take the top off and sniff it like a glue junkie.

Yeah, I have it on everything, or I use truffle oil (very often I buy hummus and drizzle some truffle oil over the top of it and is a quick, perfect snack). A cuople of times I have just cooked up some pasta, tossed it with a bit of unsalted butter, then sprinkle truffle salt on it. Total addict here.

KT

 

[Muse]

Nonesense, salt is salt. I recently bought an entire case of Leslie iodized salt at Costco. I'll not be lacking salt any time soon.

 

[sandorski]

I've got your Salt right here![/grabs crotch]

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I've got your Salt right here![/grabs crotch]

YOU LIE!

We all know you're one of those anti-salt commies who only has sex with hairy hippy chicks that reek of patchouli.

 

[Joemonkey]

pfft, i have you all beat

http://www.kentuckyproudmarket.com/bourbon-smoked-sea-salt-p-129.html

 

[zinfamous]

Nonesense, salt is salt. I recently bought an entire case of Leslie iodized salt at Costco. I'll not be lacking salt any time soon.

you have much to learn, young grasshopper.

Begin here:
http://www.amazon.com/Salt-World-His...2997376&sr=1-1

while focusing mostly on the (surprisingly fascinating) historical influence of salt throughout human society, you'll gain an appreciation of the many, many different types of salt out there, their particular use and specificity among the varieties.

pickling salt /=Kosher salt /=Sea salt /= table salt....and so on.

 

[sjwaste]

you have much to learn, young grasshopper.

Begin here:
http://www.amazon.com/Salt-World-His...2997376&sr=1-1

while focusing mostly on the (surprisingly fascinating) historical influence of salt throughout human society, you'll gain an appreciation of the many, many different types of salt out there, their particular use and specificity among the varieties.

pickling salt /=Kosher salt /=Sea salt /= table salt....and so on.

He's right in a sense. NaCl is NaCl. The things everyone else posted here aren't just salt (sodium chloride). They're salt with other impurities that make them taste different.

But that's why we like them, and why "salt isn't salt."

 

[Evadman]

 

[KeithTalent]

I've been to a couple of places that offer a variety at the table. This was from a place in Vienna:

The front one actually did taste the best, had a nice, almost smokey flavour.

KT