Sea salt

Sea salt harvesting in Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand
A salt evaporation pond in Tamil Nadu, India

Sea salt is salt that is produced by the evaporation of seawater. It is used as a seasoning in foods, cooking, cosmetics and for preserving food. It is also called bay salt,[1] solar salt,[2] or simply salt. Like mined rock salt, production of sea salt has been dated to prehistoric times.

  1. ^ Brownrigg, William (1748). The Art of Making Common Salt, as Now Practised in Most Parts of the World. C. Davis. pp. 12.
  2. ^ Forbes, R. J. (1955). Studies in Ancient Technology. Vol. iii. Brill Archive. p. 169. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

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