Salt, Beans and Tortilla in Vitoria-Gasteiz Perhaps the single most important ‘ingredient’ for our forefathers, salt was not simply a seasoning but the most effective way known to preserve food through the barren winter months. Today, with modern refrigeration the idea of salting our meat and fish is more a culinary device than a means […]
An Underground Kingdom of Salt – UNESCO Heritage at Wieliczka, Poland
Salt Mines and Tunnels in Wieliczka, Poland: The Salt Mine in Wieliczka, just 10 minutes outside of Krakow, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1978, but its regional importance has gone back centuries. It was first formally mined in the 13th century, and has been expanded ever since, supplying a range of […]
Portugal- Country of Passion – Aveiro
Visiting Aveiro – the ‘Female Guiles’ of Salt: After saying goodbye to Coimbra we headed over to visit the town of Aveiro for our last day. Built on top of a lagoon, canals of water stretch throughout the area making travel by brightly painted boat as easy as walking on foot. Here even the smallest […]
Colourful Croatia – Salt and Lace in Pag, Dalmatia
White Gold – Salt and the Story of Pag, Croatia: The approach to Pag is over a seemingly nondescript looking concrete bridge (but of course a landmark, built in 1968 which has huge importance for the economy of the island); for a moment, perhaps subconsciously influenced by the young driver who’d told me it wasn’t […]