Salt and the Art of Seasoning: From Curing to Charring and Baking to Brining, Techniques and Recipes to Help You Achieve Extraordinary Flavours

Salt is the essential ingredient that transforms all cooking, elevating flavors from good to great and from great to unforgettable. In his new cookbook, chef and TV presenter James Strawbridge shares his passion for this artisan ingredient, from the distinctive tasting notes and profiles of different salts found around the world to useful techniques such as brining, curing, charring, and preserving that bring out a world of hidden flavors.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 18 May 2023
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing UK

FINALIST - Guild of Food Writers Awards 2024




A cure and a tonic...a wonderfully gritty book, full of recipes I'd happily bring to the table.


Gill Meller, author of Outside, has crafted a worthy and inspirational homage to the most essential ingredient in our pantry.


Tom Hunt, author of Eating for Pleasure, People & Planet, praises the recipe book as "[The] recipe book that will make all your other recipe books taste better."


The Telegraph hails it as a paean to the transformative effects of natural salts.


The Observer views salt as a precious and ancient resource, used for thousands of years around the world, and as the essential ingredient that transforms all cooking, elevating flavors from good to great and from great to unforgettable.


In his stunning new cookbook, chef and TV presenter James Strawbridge shares his passion for this artisan ingredient, from the distinctive tasting notes and profiles of different salts found around the world to useful techniques such as brining, curing, charring, and preserving that bring out a world of hidden flavors.


Salt and the Art of Seasoning will guide you on how to choose the right type of salt for the right dish, how to add it at the perfect moment, and how to judge the amount to use.


Inside, you'll discover:


The Science of Taste: A Salt Sommeliers Guide


What "season to taste actually means"


James' 'Salt Craft - from salt blocks to salt baking and smoking salt


With nearly 100 recipes, including:


8 essential flavored salts, ranging from black garlic to red wine


Salted Cornish sardines


Cured egg carbonara


Smoked salted butter


Wild garlic focaccia


Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower Wings


Salt-baked Wild Bass


Minted pea risotto with smoked sea salt


Salt Chocolate Truffles with Gorse


Sea G&T with Seaweed Salt, and more!


Salt and the Art of Seasoning is a culinary masterpiece that will take your taste buds on a journey like never before. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a novice cook, this cookbook is a must-have for anyone who wants to elevate their culinary skills and discover the magic of salt. So, why wait? Add this incredible cookbook to your collection today and embark on a journey of flavor and creativity!

Weight: 1056g
Dimension: 254 x 194 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915294036