The best salt producing areas in China include Qinghai and Jiangsu.

Qinghai has many salt lakes, which are rich in salt lake resources. Among them are the famous salt lakes like Chaka Salt Lake, so there is a lot of salt that can be extracted and produced, and it tastes pretty good. You only need Add a small amount to enhance the freshness.

Jiangsu has four distinct seasons, which is very suitable for the production of edible salt. There are four sea salt producing areas in our country, and the Huai salt producing area is one of them. The history of Huai salt is also very long, and it first appeared in the era of King Wu Helu. The production process of Huaiyan salt is somewhat different from that of other table salts. It is a kind of compound salt, which is fried from two condiments: table salt and five-spice powder. Many restaurants use this salt to add flavor to food.

Types of table salt

1. Refined table salt: Refined table salt is ordinary table salt that has been industrially refined and processed. Most of the table salt on the market belongs to this type. Refined table salt is usually white in granular form and is widely used in food cooking and seasoning.

2. Sea salt: Sea salt is table salt obtained through evaporation of seawater or sunlight. Compared with refined table salt, sea salt usually contains more minerals and trace elements and has a more natural flavor.

3. Rock salt: Rock salt is salt ore mined from underground salt mines. It is processed and refined into table salt. Rock salt is usually rich in minerals and is regarded as high-quality table salt in some areas. Powdered rock salt is often used in special seasonings and food processing.