It means not to "swallow" something whole or plain - to look closer and get all the facts before you believe whatever has been said or claimed. The image is of salting your food instead of just bolting it down whole.
To pinch is a verb. "Pinch" as in the phrase "in a pinch" or as in "a pinch of salt", then pinch would be a noun.
The phrase "take it with a pinch of salt" means to be skeptical of what is being said or not to completely believe it. It comes from the idea that adding a pinch of salt can make something more palatable or easier to digest, suggesting that a bit of skepticism can help you better understand the information presented.
A "pinch" is just that... such as a pinch of salt in a recipe. I was told at one point that a Pinch works out to about 1/8th of a teaspoon, but it's probably even a little less than that. To do "a pinch of salt", one would pinch some salt between their fingers and put it in the recipe.
A pinch of salt is however much salt you can fit in between two fingers. This is normally a very small amount of salt.
A Pinch of Salt - 2012 is rated/received certificates of: India:U
Do not pinch your sister.Please don't pinch my bike.I added a pinch of salt to the recipe.Ouch, don't pinch my arm!
there is 160 grains of salt in 10 pinches of salt because in 1 pinch there is 16 grains. so you do the math!! haha
The cast of A Pinch of Salt - 2003 includes: Ruth Frendo as Presenter
Not seeing the recipe my guess would be it was a typo. It probably should be 2 ingredients: butter pinch of salt
A collective noun for peppers is a bushel of peppers.
A teaspoon is much larger than a dash, smidgen or pinch Think of it this way, put a teaspoon of salt in a small dish, now take a pinch of salt (a pinch is what you can pick up between finger and thumb) you would leave most of the salt in the dish, a dash and a smidgen are about the same as a pinch.
A pinch of salt is typically equal to about 1/16 of a teaspoon, which is approximately 0.00070 ounces.