Salt. Not many think about salt, yet it used to be utilized as a currency - think about “salary” or “earn one’s salt.” Salt gourmets notice. The chemical compositions of various salts add delightful, novel expressions to cuisine - one shouldn’t keep “a” salt jar but several.
Additionally, salt is important to ward off heat stroke. Andes Salt, a small shop located on the Fujisaki Shrine Shindo, is offering free packets of salt to help you (or those you’re thinking of) to survive the summer heat. The proprietor, Honda-san, is proficient in both Spanish and English. Visit to receive your sample, and while you’re there, immerse yourself in the world of salt - it’s more interesting than you would imagine. (I love the rock salt which is shaved for consumption - the taste is incomparable.) It is a shop worth going out of your way for (and free parking right in front!) - William
