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Olivia Rosenman

Ever heard of Guangdong cancer? If you love Cantonese cuisine, stop reading now. The disease, also known as nasopharyngeal carcinoma, is linked to the tankloads of salted fish and salted vegetables in the Guangdong diet.
Yes, salt is terrible. But it's also terribly delicious, and the chefs at Armani/Aqua know it.
Their new Salt Discovery Menu is a six-course tasting treat based on seven salts. The mouth-watering minerals include a Persian Blue from Iran (a single crystal of speckled cobalt), Viking Java from Norway and Hoarfrost salt formed by melting snow in an ancient cave in the remote Sahara.

According to Armani/Aqua's new head chef, Andrea Magnano, "All you need to cook is fire and salt."
Magnano says salt adds more than flavour, it causes chemical reactions that change the nature of food.
"Hoarfrost makes beef extremely tender and Persian Blue works incredibly well with artichoke to draw out its subtle flavour," he says.
And when you get thirsty, the bar's mixologists have devised some salty cocktails to try. Pink Poodle is the ultimate salty dog: citrus-infused gin seasoned with pink Himalayan salt flakes shaken with grapefruit juice and topped with soda.
Now if you're torn between your taste buds and your health, don't fear. Salt is a basic element in the human body and we need it to retain water, balance electrolytes and maintain levels of calcium. Without delicious salt we would die.
The Salt Discovery Menu costs HK$1,288 per person (plus 10 per cent service charge). A full wine pairing is also available at an extra cost. Visit www.aqua.com.hk or call 3583 2828 for further details.
 


Something new: Salt Discovery Menu at Armani/Aqua

Black Angus cubes,  rocket jelly and parmesan chips with vintage balsamic and Hoarfrost salt (above) and Persian Blue salt grated on prawn risotto, malossol caviar and Maltese scampi crudo (below).

Persian Blue salt grated on red prawn risotto, malossol caviar and Maltese scampi crudo.

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