Everybody loves Vulcan, the Roman god of blacksmiths and fire. A catalogue from The Spice House found its way to my mailbox. Flipping through the artistic pages, I almost dropped the booklet outside the post office, for there under the category of Best-Selling Blends was Vulcan’s Fire Salt:
This fiery salt is named for Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Vulcan’s Fire Salt owes its
spicy, deep flavor to a secret ingredient discovered by The Spice House’s founder
many decades ago.
Hmmm…did the founder visit one of Vulcan’s workshops in Sicily? Is Vulcan really the god of alchemy? Or is this fanciful description another example of the enduring legacy of the ancient Romans?
In this blog readers have encountered many products—wrenches, garden tools, motorcycles, cars—named for the multi-talented creative god, but this may be the first edible. If you want to breathe a little fire as you dine, Vulcan’s Fire Salt may be the spice for you.
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