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Common condiments salt and pepper being used in unconventional ways

Buffalo Spree
Salt varities include Kosher, Pink Himalayan. Black Sea, Fleur de sel, and French gray sea salt (l. to r.)

Two ubiquitous seasonings, salt and pepper, have influenced the course of history and humankind. Buffalo Spree senior editor Wendy Guild Swearingen recently sat down with writer and food aficionado Christa Glennie Seychew to talk about her article in the December issue of Spree, which examines the histories of salt and pepper and how the condiments are being used today.

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