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It is quite simple to understand the benefits and harms of the Adyghe salt. One has only to replace the usual white seasoning with a healthy spice for the long-livers of the Caucasus. Thanks to the aromatic mixture, you will no longer want to abuse white salt.
What is Adyghe salt
Plain white sea salt mixed with certain ingredients is called Adyghe. The ingredients for its creation were selected for more than one year before the pearl of Caucasian cuisine became truly fragrant and healthy.
To obtain the perfect spice, it is necessary to fulfill all the conditions of the recipe so that ordinary salt absorbs all the qualities of the additional components and acquires a subtle aroma that is really revealed during cooking.
Practical housewives purchase a ready-made mixture in the store, but, made on their own, it will be much richer and more aromatic.
The composition of the Adyghe salt
The main component is refined sea salt. For piquancy of taste, health benefits and unmatched smell - garlic.
Additional products in the Caucasian seasoning can be:
- ground black pepper;
- ground coriander;
- dry parsley;
- sweet red pepper;
- dried dill;
- marjoram;
- other beneficial aromatic herbs.
All ingredients added to the Adyghe spice are rich in vitamins, minerals, and phytoncides.
Why is Adyghe salt useful for the body
A properly prepared Adyghe spice has very beneficial properties for humans.
Caucasian mixture with garlic is beneficial: it helps to strengthen the immune system, nourishes the body with minerals and vitamins. Due to the content of garlic in its composition, which is saturated with phytoncides, which prevent the penetration of pathogenic bacteria into the body, the seasoning is beneficial as a prophylaxis against influenza, sore throat and other colds.
When preparing homemade dishes, the Caucasian food additive is consumed more economically than the usual food additive. Those who do not like a too sharp garlic smell should definitely try the Adyghe spice: the smell is almost imperceptible in it, there is no harm, and there is a lot of benefits.
The main component in the composition of the Adyghe mixture is sea salt, which is saturated with magnesium, potassium and calcium sulfates. The use of a marine food supplement is beneficial for humans, as it is able to restore water-salt metabolism, as well as replenish the reserves of hydrochloric acid in the body.
The entire line of vitamins necessary for a person is contained in herbs, which are added to the garlic spice during manufacture.
- Dill is vitamin A in excess.
- Parsley provides the benefits of vitamin C, which is more in it than in citrus fruits.
- Coriander is a truly masculine herb. With the constant consumption of food flavored with coriander, masculine strength returns, and libido increases. This is another important reason to have a homemade supplement in your home.
- Ground black pepper, which makes people sneeze, has an amazing property of thinning thick blood, preventing thrombosis, and also perfectly saturates blood cells with oxygen, which allows a person to stay old for a long time.
No wonder there are so many long-livers in the Caucasus!
How Adyghe salt is used in cooking
She is surprisingly suited to a wide variety of dishes. It goes well with meat delicacies, seafood, it can be used for cooking soups, canning.
Caucasian cuisine is famous for its non-trivial recipes. The locals use the spicy mixture to make sauces, kumis, and sour cream. Many housewives of the Caucasus use it when baking their national flatbreads.
How to make Adyghe salt at home
Making Adyghe salt with your own hands is not difficult at all.
You will need the following ingredients:
- sea or iodized salt - 1 glass;
- garlic - one head;
- ground coriander - 0.5 tsp;
- ground black pepper - 0.5 tsp;
- ground red hot pepper - 0.5 teaspoon.
This composition is optimal for the manufacture of the Adyghe food additive. If you want to enhance the taste and aroma of the mixture, then you need to add a little dried dill or parsley.
Cooking process:
- Peel and chop the garlic cloves.
- Add the rest of the components.
It is best to use a mortar when making the spice. If not, you can get by with a blender.
You can watch the cooking process in the video:
If you often leave a jar of spice open, it will lose its taste, aroma and all the beneficial properties.
Adyghe salt harm and contraindications
Since the main component of the garlic seasoning is salt, there are several contraindications to its use.
She is not recommended to get too carried away with hypertension, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and cardiovascular system, so as not to cause harm.
Overdose can lead to the appearance of edema and increased blood pressure, slowing down of the kidneys. The minerals contained in salt tend to form kidney stones over time, without being completely eliminated from the body, causing irreparable harm.
The flavor enhancer - red hot pepper - has a very negative effect on those who suffer from gastrointestinal diseases.
How to store Adyghe salt correctly
The prepared spice is stored in a tightly closed jar in a dark place, so that it retains moisture, taste and its inherent odor.
As soon as the mixture dries, it will lose all its beneficial properties.
Conclusion
Only after trying this wonderful seasoning, you can understand what the benefits and harms of the Adyghe salt are. Thanks to her, a person may well reduce the daily consumption of the usual "white death", which will have a beneficial effect on his body.
