So, in The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals, it mentions that you can use kelp powder in place of salt. Feeling daring, I went to the grocery store the other day and bought myself about 1/4 cup of kelp powder in bulk at $2.99 per 100g. I bought about $2 worth. Then, I put my nose in the bag and took a whiff. The smell reminded me of the smell of a cove at low tide, the type of cove you don't want to swim in.
I was feeling adventurous at lunch, so I sprinkled this kelp powder all over my delicious chickpea/brown rice/broccoli salad. Then I excitedly took a big bite full, ignoring the caution signals that were going off in my nasal cavity.
What a mistake!
Instead of making my food a bit saltier, as I had expected, the kelp powder totally took over the flavours of the other spices had added to my salad (namely ginger and chili). It made me feel like I had just taken a mouthful of sand, crab shells and dried up seaweed at lowtide.
But alas! I am not discouraged. I have a feeling that a moderate hint of kelp powder would be a nice addition to certain recipes! I just haven't found them yet.
Kelp is a magic food, with many health benefits. For now, I think I'll stick to my unrefined sea salt for salting, and look for some dried kelp snacks to nibble on in the meantime.
Ta!
