Kosher salt or sea salt? Which one belongs in your kitchen, and does it really matter? Mark Kurlansky, in Salt: A World History, calls salt "the only rock we eat," highlighting its role in shaping ...

While it's a pantry staple used for seasoning everyday dishes, its fine texture makes it ideal for baking. As the name suggests, sea salt is derived from evaporating seawater, which leaves behind salt ...

It's in nearly every dish we cook, yet few ingredients inspire as much debate as salt. Kosher salt or sea salt? Which one belongs in your kitchen, and does it really matter? Mark Kurlansky ...