Examines the organisation of specialised salt production at Zhongba, one of the most important prehistoric sites in China.
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"A precious pink mineral mined from ancient hills in Pakistan's Punjab province has arrived on the American cooking scene as an exciting and enticing new form of cooking. Himalayan salt blocks, for years the stuff of Iron Chef panache, are today available at specialty retail sto…
Salt blocks are a big deal, and they are getting bigger. They bring an otherworldly beauty to the kitchen. Luminous crystals shot through with hues of rose, garnet and ice offer a template for preparing food that is as arrestingly visual as it it tantalizingly beautiful. Salt ex…
"A precious pink mineral mined from ancient hills in Pakistan's Punjab province has arrived on the American cooking scene as an exciting and enticing new form of cooking. Himalayan salt blocks, for years the stuff of Iron Chef panache, are today available at specialty retail sto…
This book takes a look at an ordinary substance--salt, the only rock humans eat--and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning.
Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Today we take for granted; however as Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates in this world encompassing book, salt-the only rock we eat--has shaped civilization from the very beginning. Its s…
This book takes a look at an ordinary substance--salt, the only rock humans eat--and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning.
This book takes a look at an ordinary substance--salt, the only rock humans eat--and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning.
