Why has the internet become obsessed with a book of over 500 pages about salt?
Originally published in 2002 and written by American journalist Mark Kurlansky, ‘Salt. A History of the Only Edible Rock’ is experiencing an unexpected resurgence thanks to social media.
"I've read a 500-page book about salt and it's completely ruined my ability to have a normal conversation." This is how a video —now viral— that content creator Wyatt Derman uploaded a few weeks ago to his social media accounts begins, telling that he couldn't stop talking about this everyday condiment. "At first, it was fun and relaxed data: did you know that the Romans were paid in salt?" explains the young man, who admits that from there, he didn't know how to stop. " 'Soldier' comes from salt, 'salad' comes from salt, 'salami', 'salty'...".
Dazzled by the fact that empires, wars or protests as famous as the Salt March led by Gandhi are related to this substance, he ensures that he has become "a man who can't pass the salt shaker without feeling the weight of human civilization".
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