Curiosities
Did you know... ?
- ... that salt has been used as a preservative for more than 3,500 years?
- ... that salt was a bargaining chip in Roman times... soldiers were paid a portion in salt, giving rise to the word ‘salary’ (salarium).
- ... that salt started the revolt led by Gandhi, called the ‘salt march’, which claimed control of the salt mines (then exploited by the British) and thus won India's independence?
- ... that salt was key to the establishment of humankind as an agricultural and farming society because of its ability to preserve food?
- ... that salt is not only a preservative and flavour enhancer? it is also a disinfectant, a bactericide, the basis for bicarbonate, soda, hydrochloric acid, chlorine and saline solution. it is used, among other things, in the manufacture of soap, dyes, enamels and porcelain enamel. in metallurgical processes as a flux, in leather curing, as a decalcifier, in leather curing and, in winter, to prevent the formation of ice on roads.
