
Salt: A World History

Tortelli d’erbette
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Mark Kurlansky • Salt: A World History
Large bamboo water mains were installed in Hangzhou in 1089 and in Canton in 1096.
Mark Kurlansky • Salt: A World History
At times soldiers were even paid in salt, which was the origin of the word salary and the expression “worth his salt” or “earning his salt.” In fact, the Latin word sal became the French word solde, meaning pay, which is the origin of the word, soldier.
Mark Kurlansky • Salt: A World History
Sardines: In their natural state they should be fried; when done, garnish them with orange juice and a little of the frying oil and salt; they are eaten hot.—Cuoco Napoletano, anonymous,
Mark Kurlansky • Salt: A World History
Salt deficiency causes headaches and weakness, then light-headedness, then nausea.
Mark Kurlansky • Salt: A World History
silver.—Olaus Magnus, A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555
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I am just a guy with a very large bump of curiosity and a gambling instinct.”
Mark Kurlansky • Salt: A World History
Patricians