Salt is just salt, right? Wrong. It turns out there are many different types, and each of them works best in a different dish ...

It’s also the first step in many common meat-preservation techniques. For a basic dry-salt cure, put a layer of salt in a container, followed by a layer of the food you want to preserve.

Humans have been using salt for more than just resuscitating bland dishes for thousands of years. Food preservation—pickling, ...