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Episode 61: Salt with Mark Bitterman

Episode 61: Salt with Mark Bitterman

FromA Taste of the Past


Episode 61: Salt with Mark Bitterman

FromA Taste of the Past

ratings:
Length:
38 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda is joined by salt expert and author of Salted: A Manifesto on the Worlds Most Essential Mineral, Mark Bitterman. Tune in to learn more about salt, the mineral that is essential for animal life and elemental in our diets. Hear more about the history of salt from salt mining to iodization and find out how certain salts get such incredible color. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
Released:
May 5, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Linda Pelaccio, a culinary historian, takes a weekly journey through the history of food on A Taste of the Past. Tune in for interviews with authors, scholars and culinary chroniclers who discuss food culture from ancient Mesopotamia and Rome to the grazing tables and deli counters of today. Each week Linda explores the lively link between food cultures of the present and past.