THE MIRACLE OF SALT

NAOMI DUGUID, ARTISAN BOOKS (DISTRIBUTED BY BOOKREPS.CO.NZ), $115

Salt – how does an ingredient we add as little more than a pinch have such an effect on a dish? From heightening sweetness, intensifying flavour and muting bitterness, to tenderising, strengthening and preserving, salt is, in fact, our most important ingredient in that we all need it to survive. As with all of Naomi’s books, this is as much reference as it is recipe.