Saltsale

Salt, long a foundation of flavour, is now also virtually a fashion accessory. Poured into tiny crystal dishes with cunning miniature spoons for the dinner table, or scooped into trendy countertop salt pigs (British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, naturally, has a salt pig on the market), salt is the new “it” food.

We’re not talking iodized salt, available in the little white box and so cheap that if you happen to accidentally spill a kilogram in the sink, it doesn’t matter a whit.

Finishing salts are high-end crystals available largely at specialty kitchen stores. The grains are chunky (sometimes as big and flaky as spring snow) and come in different colours, such as black, pink and grey.

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