Salt: The Grain of Life
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2004
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
It seems that salt has taken on a life of its own these days, now that we can choose the sea we want it from and even the color. We'll take a look at this "white gold" and its relationship to power in America with our guest, Professor Pierre Laszlo, author of Salt: Grain of Life.
The Sterns are eating classic regional fare at Harry Caray's, the funky Chicago restaurant founded by the renowned broadcaster known as "the voice of the Chicago Cubs." Our beer guy, Steve Beaumont, suggests a Mid-Atlantic road trip based loosely on the theme ""follow the brew."" And Lynne reveals some of her favorite makers of Prosecco.
David Rosengarten talks the flavors of India and its world-class fare that, regrettably, we all but ignore. He'll share sources for some of his favorite products and Indian pantry staples. Try David's recipe for Pilau Rice with Saffron and Fresh Curry Leaves and Sarson Da Saag from The Turmeric Trail by Raghavan Iyer. You might become a fan of this rich and varied cuisine.
Finally, we'll hear the story of an American who tried to get a family recipe from her East Indian fiancé's clan and ended up with more family than recipe.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- August 2, 2003 (originally aired)
- July 31, 2004 (rebroadcast)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this complicated country. |
| 0:08.1 | We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing. |
| 0:24.4 | Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts. |
| 0:30.9 | It's Lynn Rosetta-Castor with the Splendid Table. |
| 0:33.6 | Music table. |
| 0:47.4 | Today it's the building of America on the concepts of life, liberty, and the pursuit of salt. |
| 0:48.4 | That Boston Tea Party could have easily been a Boston salt party. |
| 0:52.9 | Our guest is Professor Pierre Laslow, author of Salt, |
| 0:56.1 | Grain of Life. While the Stearns are into Chicago nostalgia at Harry Carey's, beer guy Stephen |
| 1:02.4 | Beaumont has a great idea for a road trip. It's called Follow That Brew. He of the Golden |
| 1:07.8 | Pallet David Rosengarten riffs on the world-class cuisine America ignores. |
| 1:13.0 | Then it's trying to get a family recipe from your East Indian fiancé's clan and ending up with more family than recipe. |
| 1:20.5 | All this and your calls coming up on the splendid table. |
| 1:26.4 | But first this. |
| 1:31.0 | Jeda Natchezhiya Kodiang Minenda. |
| 1:35.8 | Jeda hacied |
| 1:37.2 | a kuddinand de dandah. |
| 1:41.3 | Jeda natcha dea |
| 1:42.3 | Kuddiya and the lak minda. |
| 1:43.6 | Jada hase dea kudia kuddin'n' lacquemines, who laughses in the girl's d'n't gina, no one's no one's no, no, pa'i me to ask, mehapu me and that's question and I'm asking me know that's Poochee me know that's quake. Oh, Oh, the kudat, la, la, tharie, chas'an, their, papi to do and bambi, dhari and little, la, la, laiiiie, little, lal, lal, daria. Thacken, and pappi, harnie, and bhaunahariah, and bhaunee, in the ghii d'billian in giovirea. Natche me, if they'll do d'rae, and he'll be tauria, they'll do they, do they've said, gift-ca-cara, this baby, me know what I'm asking this, no, baby, |
| 2:35.0 | me know |
| 2:36.0 | this |
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