When it comes to cooking, perhaps the most important ingredient is salt. It has been used since time immemorial, not just to season and enhance flavors but to preserve food in various ways.

The brand was Maldon—Maldon Sea Salt Flakes. It came from a 135-year-old family-owned salt works on the southeast coast of England. My wife had been buying it for years. Ruth Rogers, the chef ...

This is a story about harmless addiction and also about why I bought a 3.3-lb bucket of Maldon sea salt. Then two funny things happened: (1) I had a baby, which means that I no longer eat three ...

3. In a large mixing bowl mix together the plain flour, semolina, baking powder and Maldon salt. Adding salt to your baking helps balance and enhance flavours, balancing sweetness and acidity.

which is a French sea salt, and it’s just the kind of briny, or Maldon English flake salt,” she says. “When I’m brushing the top of a pot pie with egg wash, a little sprinkle of that flaky ...