1%, 1.5%, 2%: Three Salt Levels for One Carbonara
The standard line is 10g salt per liter (1%), but real carbonara recipes split into 1%, 1.5%, and 2%. Cacio e pepe has a school that uses none at all — the number moves with the job salt is doing.
Salt
Rock salt (for boiling water)
This is the 'rock salt' chefs outside Japan are talking about. An economical salt for the pasta water.
Typical products
- Himalayan rock salt
Sources and usage
No chef confirmed from sources yet.
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