Guérande sea salt
Fruit of the ocean, sun, and wind, the salt from the Brittany Atlantic coast of Guérande is hand-harvested by “paludiers,” or salt workers, according to a traditional method dating back 1,000 years. The Guérande salt marshes are located on the Atlantic Coast in the northwest Loire-Atlantique Department, between the Loire and the Vilaine rivers. Two types of salt are produced and harvested during the short season of June – September: coarse grey (sel gris or gros sel) and salt blossom flower (fleur de sel). What’s the difference? Coarse grey salt The coarse grey salt crystallizes on the...
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