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Noun

chicken salt ‎(uncountable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand) A seasoning comprising table salt blended with herbs, spices, flavourings, and sometimes monosodium glutamate, often containing chicken extracts.
   • 1999, Peter Craven (ed.), Best Australian essays

     Look at that man, eating No Name chicken salt from a noodles packet; not bothering to chase after the packet being blown by the wind towards the forest.

   • 2005, Bill Condon, No Worries, page 62,

     ‘Chicken salt. That′s all it was. He wanted chicken salt and he got ordinary salt and so he whinged at me.’

   • 2010, Reece Hauxby, Justin Gale Deals with Death, page 119,

     “Yes, twenty six small cheeseburgers with diet coke. Oh, and some medium fries. Err... About ten bags. No, I don′t want chicken salt! I never want chicken salt! I hate chicken salt!”

Usage notes

Chicken salt is common in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, and increasingly used in Victoria.

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