Rick Grice of Maya Natural Sea Salt just sent me a link to pics of his salt harvest, which apparently has been going on long before he was born! Rick writes: “White Gold or Mayan Sea Salt has been the subject of numerous books and scholarly papers written about the trade routes of the ancient Mayans. Some have estimated …
White Gold: Rediscovering the Allure of Sea Salt
By Kelli Bergthold Food photos by Wes Naman Recipes in this article: Mayan Citrus SaladMayan CevicheBean Soup with PorkVegetarian Raise-the-Dead Chili Recently, I have acquired a new addiction. It’s a fine white powder that human beings have been fighting over for thousands of years. The Mayans called it White Gold, but today, we call it salt. Salt has long been …