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@The Late Night Gourmet asked: what is the difference between Kosher salt and sea salt?
In the UK we don't get Kosher salt - well I suppose you can get it but its certainly not the norm on supermarket shelves. I notice that lots of American recipes I read specify Kosher salt. I don't know if they do so because Kosher salt is the norm in most households or because its somehow better for the recipe. But whatever the reason Kosher salt seems to be the most popular in the US. What makes it Kosher, I wonder? Short answers please!
Most recipes in the UK will simply say salt and sometimes sea salt. We have something called table salt which is ridiculously cheap. Its about £0.47 (62 cents) per kilo, Sea salt is much more expensive: £2.29 ($3) per kilo. I use both and also Himalayan pink salt and a Mediterranean salt gris sometimes.
What kind of salt do you use and why?
@The Late Night Gourmet asked: what is the difference between Kosher salt and sea salt?
In the UK we don't get Kosher salt - well I suppose you can get it but its certainly not the norm on supermarket shelves. I notice that lots of American recipes I read specify Kosher salt. I don't know if they do so because Kosher salt is the norm in most households or because its somehow better for the recipe. But whatever the reason Kosher salt seems to be the most popular in the US. What makes it Kosher, I wonder? Short answers please!
Most recipes in the UK will simply say salt and sometimes sea salt. We have something called table salt which is ridiculously cheap. Its about £0.47 (62 cents) per kilo, Sea salt is much more expensive: £2.29 ($3) per kilo. I use both and also Himalayan pink salt and a Mediterranean salt gris sometimes.
What kind of salt do you use and why?