PINCH
OF
SALT
EXPLORE THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF ONE OF THE WORLD ’ S HUMBLEST INGREDIENTS .
| BY STEPHANIE THURROTT |
There ’ s a saltshaker on the countertop in just about every home , and you can buy salt in practically any convenience store , grocery or big-box retailer . While you can pay $ 100 for eight and a half ounces of Korean purple bamboo salt from Amazon , 26 ounces of table salt from Aldi will only set you back 55 cents .
Dr . Paul N . Eubanks , an assistant professor of anthropology at Middle Tennessee State University , doesn ’ t mince words when it comes to salt : “ Without it , life would be much different ,” he says . He specializes in the archaeology and history of the southeastern United States and has excavated at salt and mineral springs in Louisiana and Tennessee .
It ’ s clear to Eubanks that our history has always been dependent upon this humble ingredient . And as civilizations spread around the globe , salt grew to become one of our world ’ s most precious trading commodities .
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