On Jun 12, 9:48 pm, "ceed" > wrote:

> 1. Can it really be 3,000 g salt? That's 3 kilo, or 6,5 lb!

Yes. There needs to enough to bury the chicken. But you can save it
and reuse it a couple of times.

> 2. What is "sandpaper". I guess it's not the kind I get at Home Depot?

No, it's a mistranslation. It's a kind of thick tissue paper, used in
some paper lanterns. In Chinese they are both pronounced as "sa ji".
(This is a classic Chinese dish.) Parchment will not work as it is not
porous. Cheesecloth layered would be better.

> 5. Is it really normal to pre-heat salt?

Yes for salt baked, because in this case it is used to transfer heat
to the chicken.