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The Spice Lab Finely Ground Pure Himalayan Salt

The Himalayan salt beds formed in the Jurassic era when large seas dried out. The massive salt flats where covered up through the ages, they became locked deep in the earth. Local weather, erosion and water leached minerals into the berried salt, imparting minerals color and taste. This gourmet salt is pure, hand-mined deep inside the pristine Himalayan mountains. The high mineral content of the Himalayan salt crystals range in color from sheer white to varying shades of pink to deep reds. The darker the color the more minerals are in the salt.

Celtic Sea Salt®, Light Grey, By The Grain & Salt Society, Coarse Ground, 1 lb

Celtic Sea Salt light grey Celtic is a doctor-recommended, completely unrefined kosher and hand-harvested authentic sea salt from the coastal region of France. It is dried by the sun and the wind, retaining the ocean’s moisture and locking in a vast array of vital trace minerals. Celtic Sea Salt light grey Celtic is a coarse, moist salt that gets a light grey hue from the pure clay soil it is harvested from. There is no comparison, in taste or in health effects, between mineral-rich Celtic Sea Salt and chemically-treated iodized salts. Celtic Sea Salt light grey Celtic has a rustic old-world flavor that is more assertive than other salts. Try using it in cooking, for soups and stews, grilling, or grind it with a mortar and pestle or salt grinder. Our Celtic Sea Salt is certified nature ET Progrès, the highest level of certification allowed in France. Celtic Sea Salt products never contain anti-caking agents, bleaching agents, or additives of any kind. Celtic Sea Salt products are highly recommended by many health professionals and culinary chefs, and it is no surprise why. With a natural balance of minerals and trace elements, Celtic Sea Salt products are a beneficial addition to most diets. As a natural salt, Celtic Sea Salt products are an important source of natural sodium chloride, which is vital for good health in small amounts. Unlike ordinary table salts, Celtic Sea Salt products provide potassium, magnesium and other important trace minerals. Celtic Sea Salt products impart a rich, exceptional flavor that enhances the taste of any dish. Use as a replacement for ordinary table salt in cooking, baking, or to season dishes before serving. In order to preserve optimal freshness and taste, we recommend storing Celtic Sea Salt products in a glass, wooden or ceramic container with a loose fitting lid. Celtic Sea Salt products are harvested in a way that preserves the delicate balance of ocean minerals. We hope you enjoy our wonderful salts.

Spice: The History of a Temptation

A brilliant, original history of the spice trade—and the appetites that fueled it. It was in search of the fabled Spice Islands and their cloves that Magellan charted the first circumnavigation of the globe. Vasco da Gama sailed the dangerous waters around Africa to India on a quest for Christians—and spices. Columbus sought gold and pepper but found the New World. By the time these fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers set sail, the aromas of these savory, seductive seeds and powders had tempted the palates and imaginations of Europe for centuries. Spice: The History of a Temptation is a history of the spice trade told not in the conventional narrative of politics and economics, nor of conquest and colonization, but through the intimate human impulses that inspired and drove it. Here is an exploration of the centuries-old desire for spice in food, in medicine, in magic, in religion, and in sex—and of the allure of forbidden fruit lingering in the scents of cinnamon, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, mace, and clove. We follow spices back through time, through history, myth, archaeology, and literature. We see spices in all their diversity, lauded as love potions and aphrodisiacs, as panaceas and defenses against the plague. We journey from religious rituals in which spices were employed to dispel demons and summon gods to prodigies of gluttony both fantastical and real. We see spices as a luxury for a medieval king’s ostentation, as a mummy’s deodorant, as the last word in haute cuisine. Through examining the temptations of spice we follow in the trails of the spice seekers leading from the deserts of ancient Syria to thrill-seekers on the Internet. We discover how spice became one of the first and most enduring links between Asia and Europe. We see in the pepper we use so casually the relic of a tradition linking us to the appetites of Rome, Elizabethan England, and the pharaohs. And we capture the pleasure of spice not only at the table but in every part of life. Spice is a delight to be savored.From the Hardcover edition.