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| Type | Seasoned salt |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Australia |
| Region or state | Gawler, South Australia |
| Created by | Peter Brinkworth |
| Invented | 1970s |
Chicken salt is a flavoured salt used in Australia, mostly on hot chips. It is sold in supermarkets and is a standard condiment in takeaway shops.[1][2]
History
[edit]Peter Brinkworth ran a chicken shop and a wholesale chicken business in Gawler in the 1970s. He mixed the salt so he could season roast chickens from one shaker rather than several.[3] Takeaway shops that bought his chickens were also supplied with the salt, and it was soon being put on chips.[4]
Brinkworth sold the business to food manufacturer Mitani in 1979.[3] Mitani's owners have given a similar account, that the salt was meant for chicken before chip shops took it up, but the origin has been described as disputed.[2]
Brinkworth's role was not widely known until 2018, when food writer Adam Liaw, a school friend of his daughter, interviewed him for The Guardian.[5][4] A short documentary about him, Salt of the Earth, premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2022.[3][6]
Ingredients
[edit]Brinkworth's recipe used salt, chicken stock, MSG, paprika, garlic, onion, celery and other herbs and spices.[3] Commercial versions differ by brand,[2] and many contain no chicken at all.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Liaw, Adam (4 April 2018). "Chicken salt: the rise and fall (and rise again?) of Australia's favourite condiment". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Chicken salt". Oxford University Press Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Chicken salt creator reveals all in new film". ABC News. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 "The real story behind the invention of Aussie icon, the humble chicken salt". SBS Food. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
- ↑ Liaw, Adam (10 April 2018). "Chicken salt: we find the creator of an Australian classic – and he tells us everything". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
- ↑ "Documentary brings chicken salt to the world". The Bunyip. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
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