Salt: coarse (desert)

Chemical name : Sodium Chloride

Culinary uses: salt is a mineral that has many culinary uses and is used widely all over the world to bring out the flavour in both sweet and savoury dishes. It is one the most popular table condiments besides pepper.  Odourless but strongly flavoured, it can also be used to preserve meat, fish and vegetables, in brining liquid, as a coating for chicken, as part of some spice blends and seasonings. Use sprinkled on bread and savoury biscuits before baking.

Medicinal uses: salt has many medicinal uses such as a salt gargle for a sore throat or sniffed up in the case of sinusitus.  It’s also good for tired feet and body.