Helen Czerski
Here in Britain, we regularly eat the leftovers of a sea that came and went 220 million years ago, when the first dinosaurs were just getting started. More than half of our salt (57%) is mined from Middlewich in Cheshire, which was sitting in the tropics (15 N) in the middle of an arid desert. The shallow basin flooded & dried up repeatedly, leaving a thick layer of salt that’s still there today. Edible rock is a bit weird, but enjoy putting it on your chips!  #ocean #salt 
Apr 7, 2023 at 7:19amWeb
Show threadMartin 🎶💻🤓🐱Apr 7, 2023
@helenczerski It's a different story for chippy vinegar 👇 https://youtu.be/642x2Y3Zla0
The Fake Vinegar In British Fish and Chip Shops

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Show threadJonathan WrightApr 7, 2023

@helenczerski

Always find it amazing to think of how far the UK has moved over time.

I personally wish it was there now, but perhaps with the #ClimateCrisis I shouldn't wish that. 🙄

Show threadA Tattered ScrapbookApr 7, 2023
@helenczerski Just don’t put on fish caught in English rivers!
Show threadDan HattonApr 7, 2023
... and if you like the low-sodium variety of salt, that's probably from a similiar process, a bit earlier, in the basin the other side of the Pennines.
Show threadSean GApr 7, 2023
@helenczerski I wonder how many other rocks people eat by accident every year.
Show threadM_C_B52Apr 7, 2023
@helenczerski I am always fascinated by the fact that salt that is hundreds of millions of years old comes in a package with a “use by” date here in the US.
Show threadAlice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️Apr 8, 2023
@helenczerski excellent map