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Magazine F is a food documentary magazine co-created by Magazine B and Baemin, which introduces one particular ingredient that has had a significant impact on people’s table. Baemin has become a critical mover and shaker in South Korean contemporary food culture, and B provides a balanced view on brands through multi-layered stories. This collaboration brings together these two areas of expertise in F, which is hoped to become a record of essential ingredients and food culture of our time.

Salt is an essential ingredient, a compound of sodium and chlorine, that has enabled people to go on and has had a wide impact on society, culture, economy, and of course, people’s lifestyle. The first city ever built by Homo sapiens was located close to the Dead Sea where high-saline water yielded salt easily. In the ancient times, people waged war against each other scrambling for salt. It also contributed to the development of traditional foods around the world, such as jam?n, tsukemono, and kimchi, used as the catalyst to preserve them for a long time. For thousands of years, salt has played a critical role in all kitchens around the world to enhance the favor, and it now stands as a symbol in itself on people’s table.

2 Intro

10 Letter from F

14 Destination
Beautiful salt-making regions around the globe reflecting history and contemporary life

20 At Læsø
Salt production and distribution on the small Danish island of Læsø

28 Salt Road

30 Spain

Jamo?n
F looks into one cured Spanish staple, jamo?n, at the famed Cinco Jotas restaurant in Jabugo, the jamo?n mecca

Jamo?n Maestro
Enrique Caballero, owner-chef of Jaylu

In Conversation
Philosophies and wisdom on how to use salt from two iconic Spanish chefs Joan Roca, El Celler de Can Roca Carme Ruscalleda, Sant Pau


50 Japan

つけもの (Tsukemono)
F explores a traditional Japanese cured food, tsukemono, at the historic Kyoto restaurant Shibakyu

In Conversation
Masahiro Hamaguchi, owner-chef of salt-themed Tokyo restaurant Sel Sal Sale

62 F Lab
An experiment to see how salt changes meat

66 Academic Manual
Intriguing facts on salt, organized into six themes

88 Interview
Craig Cormack, salt guru and owner-chef from South Africa who pairs wine and salt

92 On the Table
Popular salt-themed restaurants and dessert shops all over the world

100 User Scene
Four gourmets share how they most enjoy salt

108 F Cut
An aesthetic perspective on various salts with distinct colors and forms

118 Interview
Salt as an innovative business, as told by Ben Jacobson, owner of Portland- based Jacobson Salt Co.

122 Retail
Salt-themed shops in London, Paris, New York, and other influential metropolises

132 Extended
Examples of industrial uses for salt

138 Market
Snapshots of widely known salt products by type

140 References
Cooking books and videos recommended by salt makers and chefs

142 Outro

150 Dictionary