Salt

Salt, table salt, rock salt, sea salt or halite (NaCl) is a naturally occurring chemical compound of sodium and chlorine used for flavouring and preserving food, as well as in chemical synthesis. It is naturally abundant in seawater and in salt mines, underground stores of salt from evaporated bodies of saltwater. Salt is a basic spice, one of the basic human tastes, and vital for life.

Table salt with salt shaker

Materials used

• Seawater
• An underground salt deposit

Crafting instructions

Salt can be formed by evaporating seawater or by mining from underground salt deposits.

Uses

Salt is used as a spice, in food preservation as pickling, brining, and curing, and in chemical syntesis, as with chlorine and sodium.

Dependencies

• Salt
  • Chlorine
  • Sodium
  • Food preservation
    • Pickling
    • Brining
    • Curing