Garlic salt

As recently as 20 centuries ago, Pliny the Elder, a Roman writer, said that the two most important things in the world were sun and salt. And this is truly so: without the sun, we will hardly survive, while salt for a long time played not only the most important role of seasoning, as well as a preservative, but also acted as a means of payment. And today it is difficult for us to imagine the taste of most dishes without adding salt.

A great many varieties of this product are known - and this is not only stone salt traditional for our country or sea salt characteristic of the Mediterranean region. In other countries of the world, black, pink, gray or blue salt is no less popular. All of them are distinguished by the presence of their own, characteristic only of them, special qualities, therefore, the use of each specific type of salt bears specific features.

Among all this diversity, garlic salt holds a special place, which is essentially a mix of table salt and granulated garlic. It combines the preservative properties of edible salt and the excellent aromatic qualities of this miniature vegetable.

Garlic salt is great for rubbing fish, meat and poultry before directly cooking them. In addition, this product is well combined with fresh and boiled vegetables, as well as dishes based on mushrooms or cottage cheese. By the way, in the process of cooking, garlic salt can also be added - a few minutes before the dish is completely ready.

Fragrant garlic salt is rightly considered a remarkable addition to salads, sauces and a variety of snacks. In addition, its clear advantage is considered not only long shelf life, but also the ability not to leave behind an unpleasant garlic taste in the mouth, which is typical for fresh garlic.

With garlic salt, you get an incredibly tasty sauce, which is very simple to cook - just add a teaspoon of seasoning to sour cream. It's great not only for fried eggplant and courgette, but also for fresh tomatoes. A delicious and aromatic addition to croutons can be made by mixing garlic salt with butter.

As a rule, other flavoring ingredients are often added to the composition of the garlic salt of industrial manufacture, which are already fragrant product endowed with additional shades of spices and spices. Most often, in the manufacture of factory garlic salt, it includes basil, dill or marjoram in dried form. In addition, an alternative to table salt can be sea salt, which is considered a more useful product.