Alright, let’s talk about this kosher salt thing. You know, the kinda salt them fancy cooks use? Why is it so hard to find these days? It’s like looking for a hen’s teeth, I tell ya!
First off, what even is this kosher salt? Well, it’s just salt, but bigger, you know? Not like that fine table salt that pours like sand. This stuff is chunky, like little rocks. And they say it ain’t got that iodine stuff in it neither, the stuff they put in salt to keep you from gettin’ them neck bumps…what do you call ’em…goiters, yeah, goiters.
Now, they call it “kosher” salt ’cause them Jewish folks use it to get the blood outta meat. But don’t you go thinkin’ all kosher salt is actually kosher, you hear? Some of it is, some of it ain’t. It’s just the size that matters for that blood-lettin’ stuff, I guess.
- Big Grains: That’s what makes it good for sprinklin’ on food, they say. Easy to pinch and spread around.
- No Iodine: Some folks like that, I don’t know why. Iodine never hurt nobody I knew.
- Comes from the ground: Just like any other salt, I reckon. They dig it up outta the earth.
So, back to why you can’t find it. Well, seems like there’s been a whole heap of trouble makin’ the stuff.
One big problem is they can’t get the stuff to make the salt. You know, the raw materials, they call it. And then there’s trouble shippin’ it around. Countries closin’ their borders, makin’ it hard to get things in and out. It’s a mess, I tell ya!
Heard tell there’s a fight goin’ on up in Canada with some salt workers. Been goin’ on for months now! That ain’t helpin’ things none. Windsor Salt, that’s the name they said. Big company, but they can’t get their workers to agree, so no salt’s gettin’ made.
And then there’s the ships. Not enough of ’em, and the ones they got are stuck at the ports. Everything’s backed up, you see? Can’t get nothin’ moved. It’s like trying to herd cats, all them ships just sittin’ there.
Some folks say sea salt is just as good. Coarse sea salt, they call it. Looks kinda the same, big flakes and all. You can use it just like kosher salt, they say. One for one, like if the recipe calls for a spoonful of kosher, you use a spoonful of sea salt. Makes sense, I guess.
Now, don’t you go thinkin’ that nobody wants kosher salt no more. That ain’t it. It’s just hard to get, that’s all. And some folks get it mixed up with other kinds of salt, I heard. So maybe it’s there, but they don’t know it’s kosher salt they’re lookin’ at.
I even heard some folks are buyin’ it online, even on that eBay thing. Payin’ a pretty penny for it too! Imagine payin’ extra just for salt! Back in my day, salt was salt, and you got it cheap. Times sure have changed, haven’t they?
So there you have it. That’s why this kosher salt is so hard to find. It’s a whole bunch of things, really. Trouble gettin’ the stuff to make it, trouble shippin’ it around, and trouble with the workers makin’ it. And maybe a little bit of confusion too. Who knew salt could be so complicated, huh?
But don’t you worry too much about it. If you can’t find kosher salt, just use that sea salt stuff. Or even regular salt, for crying out loud! It ain’t gonna ruin your food, I promise ya. We didn’t have no fancy kosher salt back in the day, and our food tasted just fine.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go make some supper. And I ain’t gonna fret about no fancy salt, that’s for sure. Just gonna use what I got and be thankful for it.
Tags: [Kosher Salt, Salt Shortage, Coarse Salt, Sea Salt, Cooking, Food Shortage, Supply Chain, Windsor Salt, Canada, Ingredients]
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