All About Sea Salt & Flor de Sal From Portugal

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There’s a difference between sea salt and traditional sea salt Flor de Sal translates to salt flower

Traditional sea salt is produced using ancestral methods. It’s 100% natural, uses only sea water, sun, wind, and manpower

Sea salt is collected in salt evaporation ponds by machines and later chemically washed, centrifuged, dried, and many times whitened

Prime traditional sea salt and Flor de Sal production runs May though September

Flor de Sal production time is shorter than that needed for traditional sea salt Flor de Sal is considered the “extra-virgin olive oil” of the salt world

As water evaporates from The light, bright salt pans, a thin layer of Flor de Sal crystals crystals form on the top are collected daily, and are skimmed off using a squeegee.

Flor de Sal is also referred to as salt curd BOUT Once considered waste, Flor de Sal was given to the workers rather than being thrown away

Marnoto or salineiro is the name given to the people of the region that work at the salt evaporation ponds

Traditional sea salt is dried in the sun for a period of at least five days

Moist salt is good salt — traditional sea salt and Flor de Sal retain approximately 4-14% of their mineral-rich brine

Savvy cooks know Use three fingers that salting as you (thumb, index and go, layering flavors middle fingers) throughout the when a recipe cooking process, calls for a pinch beats adding salt of salt. This once at the end equates to somewhere Store your sea salt and between ⅛ Flor de Sal in a salt cellar and ¼ tsp or other lidded container

Pay attention to the size of salt crystals when measuring… smaller = more salt by volume = saltier Flor de Sal is finishing salt used to add a burst of salty goodness and crunchy texture right before serving Portugal sports five primary salt producing regions including the Algarve’s Castro Marim and Tavira, central inland’s Rio Maior, and the Silver Coast’s Figueira da Foz and Aveiro, each offering a unique flavor, color, and texture Brands you might see: B UYING • • • • SalMarim Terras de Sal Marnoto (by Necton) Rui Simeão Tavira Sal Sal de Tavira Marisol Terras de Sal Loja do Sal