I love walking into a shop and seeing a gorgeous display of fleur de sel. I never really put a lot of thought into why some are so expensive, so I did a little reading.
- Fleur de sel in French means "flower of salt".
- It is the top layer of salt collected before the rest sinks to the bottom of large salt pans.
- Traditionally it is collected off the coast of Britanny.
- Fleur de Sel de Guérande is the most expensive and considered the best of the best!
- The colour of fleur de sel is often grey due to the sand in the pans while harvesting.
- Sometimes is has a pink tint because of a pink microalgae commonly found in salt marshes.
- It's best to sprinkle onto your food just before serving because the flakes are small and dissolve quickly.
I think I'd like to visit a salt marsh one day, the colours are so beautiful.
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