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A fun history book organized around salt consumption (and recipes), salt industry and trade. In our time salt is abundant and cheap and we don't pay much attention to it. Yet salt has always played an important role in human history. I enjoyed the book very much, particularly ancient Chinese salt making and history, French salt tax and French revolution, and Gandhi and Indian independence.
I’ve added two more cities to my to-visit list: 1. Zigong (China); 2. Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Poland).
I’ve added two more cities to my to-visit list: 1. Zigong (China); 2. Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Poland).