“Salt is easily the most important thing chefs keep in the kitchen,” says Robert Hartman, chef de cuisine at Saint Theo’s restaurant in New York City. It helps bring out the natural flavors in food, ...

Himalayan salt (halite) is a pink-colored salt from the mountains of Pakistan. Along with sodium, it contains minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper, and zinc. Himalayan salt can be used ...

I thought it would be difficult to identify the best Himalayan pink salt. But after tasting through eight pink salt brands, it was actually pretty obvious. Sure, all the salts taste salty, but to me, ...

Celtic salt is sea salt. It’s also called “sel gris” or “gray salt” because of its gray color, which comes from the extra minerals: magnesium, calcium, potassium, zinc, and iron. A grain of Celtic ...