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Talking of Flavoured Salts

The modern take on Pantry condiments seems to be using salt in ways that we perhaps would not have thought of before.  Years ago when I first learned to cook salt was used to cure something or to season a dish.  Today in common practice flavoured salts seem to be a final "garnish" and a little sprinkle only is required. Recently whilst loitering on the BBC Good Food website I came across a post on flavoured salts.  That post is here: Flavoured Salts The flavours included here are: Chicken salt, Dukkah salt, Seaweed salt, Lemon salt and Smokey chilli salt. Compared to the price that you will pay in the supermarkets these make unique little additions to your Pantry or cupboard shelf and you make as little or as much as you want.  Why not try out the individual flavours in small quantities and then make some up to add to a Christmas hamper.   [In the UK we have a range of shops called Tiger (Flying Tiger) and they actually sell little glass her...