Kosher salt, like all salt, is NaCl—sodium ions electrostatically bound with chloride ions and arranged in a crystal ...

Kosher salt or sea salt? Which one belongs in your kitchen, and does it really matter? Mark Kurlansky, in Salt: A World ...

it's safe to assume that you should use kosher salt. But why is that the case, and what, if anything, does it have to do with Jewish dietary restrictions? Read more: The History Of Corn Flakes Is ...

sea salt. Despite the name, kosher salt isn't necessarily "kosher"—it's named for its traditional use in the koshering process, where large salt crystals draw blood from meat. It's mined from ...