The Caravan of White Gold: An odyssey of 1,600 km through the Sahara desert
Michael Benanav, "The Caravan of White Gold: An odyssey of 1,600 km through the Sahara desert"
English | ISBN: 8184950756 | 2012 | 324 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 8184950756 | 2012 | 324 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
There’s something so empowering about seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. Salt is something we so readily take for granted. Doctors advise us to limit it for the sake of our hearts, restaurants feel pressured to overuse it in a depressing attempt to please the ravenous appetites of over-consumption and greed, while artisans still rely on it to cure the meats and salt the fish that we nostalgically consume in a futile attempt to reconnect to a world of handcrafted dishes and face-to-face conversations.
I’ve never had a very good relationship with salt, so I thought that perhaps learning about part of its history would help me appreciate its place in my life. Although I must admit, I find it incredibly ironic that I’m starting my journey with Benanav shortly after deciding to eliminate added salt from my diet. In any case, thanks to Sherna Khambatta for recommending the book.