The further back you look in history, the more valuable salt was as a commodity as well as a currency. Is there any evidence to suggest that people in ancient times used small amounts of sea water to salt/season their food?

by -Gypsy-Eyes-

I thought of this just from seeing another unrelated post about salt, and realised that I've never considered whether very small amounts of sea water could have been used in the past to salt one's food. Is there any historical evidence to suggest that this was once common practice anywhere in the world?

If not, how / with what did people salt their food? I'm talking specifically about salt here and not other spices, as I know that spices have a very rich history, but regarding salt, I'm less knowledgeable.

Please enlighten me!

Edit: I should have added "due to 'pure' salt being too rare or expensive?" to the end of the title question

DanKensington

If not, how / with what did people salt their food?

Salt. While it was indeed valuable and difficult to make, it's not as expensive as your premise indicates. u/ARandomNameInserted and u/KiwiHellenist both examine salt prices here, while u/wotan_weevil also has a collection of salty threads.