Brittany Sea Salt

• Genuine French sea salt from Guérande in Brittany is hand gathered, never blended with inferior salts nor touched by machinery.
• 100% natural, Brittany Sea Salt is so concentrated that you may use roughly one half what you normally would.
• Contains only 95% sodium chloride vs. 99.9% in ordinary table salt while the other 5% is a beneficial blend of trace elements.

During the earth's formation, the Guérande salt ponds in Brittany, northwestern France, were part of a bay in the Atlantic Ocean. The gradual retreat of the sea left behind a series of floodable pools.

The first written record of a salt marsh concession in Guérande in the north-westernmost region of France dates from the year 854. Salt harvesting became prevalent from the 10th to the 15th centuries and the tradition has been carried on by artisan paludiers using an ancient Celtic method developed 2,000 years ago. By the Middle Ages, the ocean had tried to reclaim its territory, but man had already modeled the landscape to extract the "white gold". Between 1540 and 1660, the salt pond area was definitively established and salt from Guérande was in great demand and was sent to the four corners of the globe.

A gigantic mosaic of salt ponds, the Guérande peninsula retains and subdues the ocean's tides. The twofold action of the sun and the wind bring into existence sea salt, a completely natural and unprocessed source of trace elements and taste.

"GROS SEL" or Coarse Gray Sea Salt

These salt crystals are formed on the bottom of the salt pond. Using a large rake-like tool, the salt gatherer detaches the crystals which he will eventually haul out of the water and pile into a pyramid shape to dry. Each salt pond section can produce approximately 50 kg per day.

We recommend coarse gray Guérande salt as a replacement for ordinary table salt in cooking in order to add more trace minerals to your diet and reduce the consumption of sodium chloride.

Wonderful all purpose seasoning for cooking. Use in liquids such as soups, stews, sauces and water for poaching fish or cooking vegetables, rice, and pasta. When a finer texture is desired, (baking or sprinkling), a mortar and pestle grinds best due to the salt's high moisture content, which is a guarantee of its freshness. A high quality grinder can also be used if it is allowed to dry out well before refilling.

† These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.