Salt: what Homer called 'a divine substance' and Plato described as 'especially dear to the gods.' The English word 'salary' is even derived from the Latin word that was used to designate the allowance provided to Roman soldiers for buying salt, which was an extremely valued commodity. Oh, and let's not forget the whole Gandhi salt march. The man walked 240 miles just to get his hands on this tasty crystal, for goodness' sake! Yes, yes, it wasn't so much about the salt as it was to stick it…
