A hand applying a salt and sugar cure to salmon - Atsushi Hirao/Shutterstock Way back in early human civilization, we were curing our freshly caught fish with salt to help preserve it for longer. As ...

Did you catch more fish than you can fit in your freezer? Try salt-curing your fish to preserve your catch instead. These days, we tend to freeze food when we want to keep it on hand for a long time.

Ever wonder how that huge, bone-in, Virginia ham can last for a year, swinging from the rafters at room temperature? The biggest reason for this impressive example of food preservation is salt. Salt ...

Curing meat is why humans could stay put when there was nothing to grow, kill or steal. It is how conquerors and discoverers lasted while they traveled the world. But the refrigerator and the modern ...

Salt is my frenemy. But it is also the magical crystal of culinary alchemy. Salt can harden my arteries but also transform raw fish, fowl and meats into delectable morsels through curing. Curing is ...