Description

A 200g package of premium Fleur de Sel (French for “flower of salt”) contains delicate, hand-harvested sea salt crystals highly prized in gourmet cuisine. It is typically used as a finishing salt to enhance the flavor and texture of dishes just before serving. 

Key Characteristics
Origin: Traditionally, premium Fleur de Sel is hand-harvested from the salt marshes of coastal regions in France (such as Guérande, the Camargue, or Île de Ré), though similar “flower of salt” products are now available from other countries like Portugal, Spain, and Greece.
Harvesting Method: It is formed as a thin, fragile crust of crystals on the surface of seawater in shallow evaporation ponds under specific weather conditions (sun and dry wind) and carefully skimmed off by hand using traditional wooden tools.
Texture and Appearance: The salt has a unique, flaky, and light texture, with irregular, snowflake-like crystals. It often has a natural off-white or pale gray hue, or sometimes a slight pinkish tinge due to natural minerals and micro-algae from the salt marshes.
Flavor Profile: Fleur de Sel has a delicate, complex flavor with subtle briny and mineral notes, which some describe as hinting of violets. Its high moisture content allows the flavor to linger on the palate.
Purity: It is an unrefined and unprocessed natural product, retaining a high concentration of essential minerals like magnesium, calcium, and potassium, unlike highly processed table salt.