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What do you think of "Himalayan" salt? 2% difference between that and normal salt should tell me all I need to know, but what do you think.

>> No.10556495

>>10556458
Pink food coloring

>> No.10556510

>>10556458
Why does salt that is millions of years old have an used by date ?

>> No.10556540
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>>10556510
Oh shit I never saw that

>> No.10556552

>>10556510
It's for the container, not the salt.

>> No.10556562

>>10556458
"Himalayan" = Pakistani

The salt is pink as a byproduct of mining operations

>> No.10556567

>>10556552

Shut the fuck up

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>>10556552
>>10556567
>42% ABV
>exp 2012
Just saying.

>> No.10556589

>>10556510
its not "use by", its "best by" or "best before". its perfectly fine to use even after that date.

>> No.10556766

>>10556458
offers just enough edgy in my life without going overboard so I use it

>> No.10556796

>>10556458
normal salt thats pink + costs more because hipster tax

>> No.10556803

>>10556585
only in south africa can you get 5 Litres of "whiskey" looks like floor cleaner

>> No.10557658

>>10556510
Because chances are it's normal rock salt dyed pink to make you pay twice the price for something that's a meme.

>> No.10557795

i use it in recipes that call for it, even though it's definitely a meme and makes no difference. like how i use hawaiian salt for kalua pork.

>> No.10557833

>>10556510
I think its for the iodine the add, not the salt itself.

>> No.10558086

Absolutely disgusting shit. I bought some because /ck/memery and poured it into a pan of water in preparation for boiling some vegetables. When the salt dissolved, it left PINK SAND all over the bottom of the pan.

You're literally eating salt mixed with SAND when you use that shit.

>> No.10560242

From a quick google it seems to be salt from Pakistan, from a salt mine about 300 miles from the himalayas.
A BGS publication of an overview of the geology of the himalayas does not mention any evaporite deposits, nor does it mention any salt, though that's not quite a conclusive observation

>> No.10560258

>>10558086
Sounds like you got ripped off bro.

Do you really think that all of is the same fake shit you ended up with?

>> No.10560437

>>10556458
“Himalayan” salt actually comes from Pakistan. You have been eating feces-tainted salt this whole time.

>> No.10560453

>>10556458
It's just salt. Someone gave me some pink Himalayan salt so I've been using it, and all I can tell is that it's just salt. Not sure why everyone went crazy for it for a while, but then again, out in California people are paying ghastly amounts of money for untreated water that turns green and has an expiration date. People are fucking stupid.

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You: himalayan pink salt
Me, an intellectual: