Salt, glorious salt. In the ancient world, salt would be worth its weight in gold. A necessary mineral for human health (in relatively small quantities), salt makes most things taste better, and you're going to need a bunch of salt to make some of the best food in New World.

For example, you'll need salt to cook Bacon-Wrapped Scallops (yum), Carbonara, and Cheesy Broccoli Soup. Yes. These are all dishes you can cook in New World, and they all require salt. Read on to discover where you can find some of this glorious mineral.

Updated February 9, 2024, by Sean Murray: Salt used to make the world go 'round, and even today it's a mandatory ingredient in a lot of cookink. If you're looking for salt in New World, then this guide will let you know where to look. We've refreshed this guide with improved formatting to make it a little easier to read and given it more links to other helpful New World topics.

Where To Find Salt In New World

Salt is only found in Provision Crates. These are the chests you'll find across the map, but if you're looking primarily for salt, you'll need to visit Everfall or Brightwood.

Salt Locations In Everfall

There are a bunch of Provision Crates dotted around Everfall.

• There are lots of crates up at Ebonrock. Some slightly higher-level mobs here, though.
• There are four crates located at the Riverworn Grotto.

We've marked those two areas on the map above.

Salt Locations In Brightwood

The best place to look for Provision Crates in Brightwood is to do a loop from Brightwood Isle down to Twineborough at the south of the region (the bottom square on the map.)

This is a higher-level area, though, so you'll need to be at least 30 before you can venture up there safely.

Some things to remember:

• Anyone can loot chests. You don't need to compete with anyone else.
• Opening up an interactive map, like the map we used above (newworld-map.com) makes searching for chests in areas you don't know much easier.
• Chests respawn/refresh every 60 minutes in New World. That's quite a long time, so plan out your route by picking some other quests to make the journey worthwhile.
• Even with the salt and required ingredients, you might need an upgraded Kitchen to be able to put together some of these dishes.

You can check out some of our other resource location guides below:

• New World: How To Get Fish Oil
• New World: Where To Find Iron
• New World: Where To Find Petalcaps