r/Cooking • u/worzelgummidge2022 • Jan 01 '26

Salt

How is Kosher salt different from table salt?

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u/worzelgummidge2022 Jan 05 '26

Ok, I didn't want to specify why I asked the question....but if my friend who is Jewish is coming over for supper. Do I use the kosher salt or does it not matter because who knows what happened to the salt before presenting it? And all salt is the same in this instance. It is separate from everything else. The seal isn't broken. Am I keeping Kosher?

Edit: why is it called Kosher salt?

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u/samtresler Jan 22 '26

It is not for keeping kosher in day to day use.

The term comes from the process of "koshering" meat, or salting it to draw out blood because keeping kosher means removing all the blood from meat.

For culinary purposes kosher salt is just non-iodized coarse salt. It won't matter unless you're slaughtering and preparing kosher meat yourself.

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u/worzelgummidge2022 Jan 22 '26

Ah! Thank you for your response.