Salt from the Sea

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By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

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There are a dazzling number of sea salts available now and we’ve acquired an affinity for them. We use some in cooking and some as condiments, sprinkling just a few grains atop a finished dish to make it sparkle.
Maldon sea salt is a pure flaky white salt from the southeast corner of England. The small pyramid-shaped salt crystals have a mellower, sweeter, softer flavor, particularly good sprinkled on cooked mild fish dishes and salads.

We like Breton gray salt or sel gris, the majority of sea salt harvested along the Atlantic Coast of France. It retains a complex mineral taste that can be quite bold.