A Chinese saying goes that "Firewood, rice, cooking oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day."

中国有句谚语说：“开门七件事，柴米油盐酱醋茶。”

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About 1 dessertspoonful of cooking salt in 1 litre of tap-water is suitable.

在1升自来水中大约1汤匙勺食用盐比较合适。

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ADD salt and tomato paste halfway through the cooking, or later.

在烹饪过程加适量的盐或番茄酱或者稍后加。

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An international aid worker with British-based Save the Children in Myanmar said the group has been giving out rice, salt, cooking oil and cash to help victims of the deadly storm.

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Morrisons said sales of its 1.5kg (3.5lb) bags of cooking salt have increased by almost 400% compared to the beginning of last week.

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As somebody who easily gets obsessed with measurements while cooking, filling the teaspoon of salt to the grain, recipes presented in this form feel closer to how I imagine anyone with actual cooking acumen approaches the metonymic kitchen.

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