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A salt pig is a little dish that holds salt.
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But it's not just any old dish. It's a hooded dish with a big round opening.
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This is important because you can reach in there and get salt easily.
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You should probably be salting practically everything you cook,
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...so if your salt is in a cabinet somewhere, you're doing it wrong.
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They aren't named that because they look like a pig. That's a dumb way to get a name.
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They're named because the word "pig" in an old Scottish dialect means earthenware jar or pot. And that's a badass way to get a name.
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The hooded part helps keep moisture out of your salt...
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...or at least they do if you get a proper earthenware one with an interior made of unglazed ceramic that absorbs moisture.
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Their "hood" keeps dust and other stuff out of your salt.
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Also they aren't always shaped like pigs.
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But when they are, it's really great.
