Recently I happened upon a curious pink marbled block at an upscale grocery store which caught my attention. What was this odd culinary delight, why is it here, and how does it work? It happened to be a huge brick of what I usually keep pebble sized in a grinder next to my stove, pink Himalayan salt.

As useful as it is beautiful, these blocks an bricks can be used for baking, curing, flavoring and for presentation. I even saw one carved into a bowl for preparing and presenting salads, imparting a hint of salt and further enhancing its flavor.

The blocks can be used as a cooking element in the oven since they are able to hold and retain heat up to 800 degrees. Use it to cure meats in front of your eyes at a party as an elegant serving plate. The uses are practically endless, but that won’t stop me from trying. The bloggers over at Salt News have figured out some great uses…

Himalayan Salt Bricks from $19.95 on Amazon

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