"___, Fat, Acid, Heat" (Nosrat cookbook) (4)

I believe the answer is:

salt

(Other definitions for salt that I've seen before include "Seasoned sailor" , "Crystalline substance used to season food" , "Crystalline substance for the table" , "Preservative" , "Preserve" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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