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Sea Salt - Mine Salt

Sea Salt - Mine Salt

White salt, grey salt and even orange or black salt, fine or coarse, salt comes in different varieties with differences that reveale to be precious in a kitchen.

Origin

Salt comes from two sources:

From salt water	The salt is obtain by the evaporation of the sea water. Sea salt is generally more expensive than mineral salt.
From the ground	The salt is extracted from mines. The salt is extracted either in solid form from mines or by underground solution.

Mine Salts

	Table salt It a fine-grained salt that was refined after being extracted from a mine. It contains calcium silicate that makes it free-flowing. Iodized salt is regular table salt with added iodine (sodium iodide). It is used as a goiter prevention .
	Pickling salt The pickling salt is similar to the table salt but without the iodine and anti- caking additives. It is used for brining. Should you use table salt for brining instead of pickling salt, your pickles would turn dark and the pickling liquid cloudy.
	Kosher salt It is a coarse salt. It is free of iodine and dissolves quickly. Some brands add "yellow prussiate of soda" as an anti- caking agent.
	Black salt (Kala namak) It is an Indian salt that can be found in large rocks or fine powder. It has a strong sulfuric aroma. It is commonly used in snack foods in North India.

Sea Salt, Fleur de Sel, Grey Salt, Coarse Salt, Red Salt, Black Salt, Lava Salt

Sea salts

	Fleur de sel ("flowers of salt") This fine-grained sea salt from the North West of France is considered as the ultimate culinary salt. It is the first layer of salt that forms on the surface of the water after some natural (sun and wind) evaporation. the paludier ("salt farmer") still collects the salt using medieval techniques. It is usually added to the food after it has been prepared.
	Sel gris or gros sel ("grey salt" or "Coarse salt") The "sel gris" is the salt that is harvested after the "fleur de sel". The grains are thick and grey. The salt is "moist" and unrefined with additional mineral elements that are not found in mine salt. It is used to cook or for pickling.
	Red Alae salt Alae salt is from Hawaii. It made of pale-orange crystals. The color is due to an addition of volcanic clay to the sea salt. The salt keeps the color of the clay after the water evaporation.
	Black lava salt Black lava salt is also from Hawaii. It is dried with black lava rocks for added minerals.

Other Salts on the Market

Sour Salt also called citric salt

A white powder extracted from
acidic fruits (lemons and limes) it's used to add tartness to traditional dishes like Borscht.

Seasoned Salt

Regular salt seasoned with herbs and spices: onion salt, basil salt, celery salt and even flowers.

Salt History Facts and Salt Health Benefits

Health

Salt is an essential element in the diet and a regular intake is required to maintain essential bodily functions. Salt is necessary to the flow of nutrients around the body and is vital to the digestion of food.

History facts

Salt harvesting has been known to human for as early as the ancient Egypt and China. Historically, salt has been a valuable commodity. In times where there were no fridges to preserve meat and fish, salt was one of the few options.

In ancient Greece, slaves were traded for salt, and an unruly slave was not worth his salt. Romans paid legionnaires to enable them to purchase salt “a salarium argentums” from which the word “salary” originates.

During the Middle Age, the French government took a tax on salt, the "gabelle", from which the nobility, the clergy, and other privileged people were exempted.

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Origin

Mine Salts

Sea Salt, Fleur de Sel, Grey Salt, Coarse Salt, Red Salt, Black Salt, Lava Salt

Sea salts

Other Salts on the Market

Salt History Facts and Salt Health Benefits

Health

History facts

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