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.

I have been to Maldon and watched the process by which these large flakes of pure salt are produced. I have used little but Maldon ever since. The reason so many people have found this seasoning a ...

Many chefs turn to kosher salt for precise seasoning, but sea salt shines when used at the final moment—a pinch of flaky Maldon on a seared steak or a sprinkle of fleur de sel over dark ...