"Salt Fat ___ Heat" (popular cookbook) (4)

I believe the answer is:

acid

(Other definitions for acid that I've seen before include "Sour - sharp" , "Battery fluid" , "something sharp" , "Bitter substance" , "Sour-tasting" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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