Salt immigration & emigration author of The Gruffalo

author of The Gruffalo

in this absorbing global guide

This grand adventure teaches us how to strategise

For the last three years

so his mum sends him to Slug Self-Esteem Class

Salt immigration & emigration author of The Gruffalo'Salt is the fascinating, indispensable history of an indispensable ingredient. It's a must have book for any serious cook or foodie' Anthony Bourdain Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt and,