Himalayan salt
is most commonly used in bath salts or beauty products rather than in foods, because table salt is easily and inexpensively found. However, Himalayan salt can be used for any culinary purpose. It is usually found in coarse crystal or "rock" form. Break up the crystals in a salt grinder or mill, and use the salt as you would use table salt: in baking, cooking, or sprinkling raw on vegetables, popcorn or pretzels. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Instructions
1. Purchase finely ground or coarse granulated Himalayan salt. Use the finely ground salt directly in any salt shaker and in any recipe. The taste is nearly identical to regular table salt, and you will not jeopardize the flavor or quality of any of your favorite foods or recipes.
2. Grind coarse granulated salt in a salt grinder. The crystals are too large to be used for cooking unless they are ground or diluted in broth or water.
3. Break up the crystals. Unlike table salt, Himalayan salt does not contain anti-clumping agents to allow it to flow smoothly out of a salt shaker. If it starts to clump, lightly rap the shaker or container against a surface until the clumps separate and the salt flows freely.
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