Salt immigration & emigration

Salt immigration & emigration'Salt is the fascinating, indispensable history of an indispensable ingredient. It's a must have book for any serious cook or foodie' Anthony Bourdain Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and,

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