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Do you know your salami from your soppressata?

We go deep into the mine for answers to all your kosher salt questions and more.

Timing is everything when you are salting vegetables: Learn how with Food Network Magazine.

We've all heard that too much sodium can be harmful to our health, but what does that actually mean?

Sometimes the best way to face your fears is to cover them in a cloud of powdered sugar.

If you need to use up all of that basil from the garden, make basil-flavored salt. Serve it with fresh tomatoes and mozzarella at a cookout, or package it to give to the neighbors.

Salt doesn’t need to be an enemy. When you cook at home, a dash from your own shaker can really boost a dish, and if you’re mindful, you don’t have to go entirely without. Learn more about sea salt, kosher salt, iodized salt and regular table salt.

With all the salt talk going on, we sometimes forget that the type of salt we use matters. In 1924 the government fortified salt with the mineral iodine for our health and well-being. Today iodized salt is being examined by the Japanese to possibly help protect against thyroid cancer as a result of recent radiation exposure. Here’s what you need to know about iodized salt.

The tangy, savory and umami-rich mineral that makes countless South Asian dishes so irresistibly delicious.