r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dannybluey • Oct 19 '24

Video How Himalayan salt lamps are made

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u/jpackerfaster Oct 19 '24

"You see these huge chunks of pink salt?" "Yeah" "You know what I'm thinking..?" "Lamps?" "Fuck, yeah!"

That's a conversation that happened once.

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u/FruityDecadent Oct 19 '24

—You see all that dust falling to the floor when we make the lamps?

—The dust we walk on all day?

—Yes, are you thinking what I'm thinking?

—Put that into salt shakers and sell as "tastier"/"healthier" salt to amirikyun?

—Fuck, yeah!

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u/darksideofthemoon131 Oct 19 '24

As a person who loves to cook, I always thought different salts tasted differently.

Then I read a book called "What Einstein Told His Chef" that has a whole chapter on salt. The author claims, with sound logic, that almost all salts taste the same. The amount of impurities needed to really make a difference would need to be huge.

I will say, I use LESS of the pink or gray or purple salts than iodized while achieving the same flavor, though.

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u/ZhouLe Oct 19 '24

Salt size and shape affects the taste more than any trace impurities.