America has undergone a total food and wine revolution.
Stay away from iodized table salt. It's just bad and doesn't help food taste good.
Don't go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know?
Most seasonings are based on family tradition.
I would say that I mostly use Kosher Salt for seasoning my water and flour. I love sea salt, too. I think both are just fine, as long as it's not iodized salt.
I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.