The other night I fell asleep on the couch around 10:00 pm watching Joseph Campbellās Mythos I. I woke up around 4:30 am, washed my face and brushed my teeth.
This invigorated me to the point that I basically wasnāt falling back asleep, so I ended up looking up different brands of finishing salts for two hours in bed.
Fleur De Sel and Maldon Sea Salts are not salts that you want to cook with, but that you want to sprinkle atop things as āfinishing saltsā.
In my research I discovered that GuĆ©rande or Camargue fleur de sels are top brands to use. And with Maldon, the brand just called Maldon. I have Maldon sea salts and also Sal de Ibiza fleur de sel which is really good. It comes in a ceramic pot with a little spoon. I recommend both and you donāt need a lot, a little goes a long way.
From Wikipedia:
āFleur de selĀ ("flower of salt" inĀ French;Ā French pronunciation:Ā [flÅŹĀ dÉĀ sÉl]) orĀ flor de salĀ (also "flower of salt" inĀ Portuguese,Ā SpanishĀ andĀ Catalan) is a salt that forms as a thin, delicate crust on the surface of seawater as it evaporates.Ā Fleur de selĀ has been collected since ancient times (it was mentioned byĀ Pliny the ElderĀ in his bookĀ Natural History), and was traditionally used as aĀ purgativeĀ andĀ salve. It is now used as a finishing salt to flavor and garnish food.ā
From Maldon Salt website:
āWhat is special about Maldon Salt?
Maldon Saltās irregular and distinctive pyramid shape is what makes it so special. In addition to the unique tactile texture, our pyramid salt flakes release saltiness with sweet precision, bringing a clean and delicate flavour.ā
Some uses:
Vegetables.
Pastas.
Meats if you do that.
Watermelon or mango.
A chocolate chip cookie, fresh from the oven, topped with Maldon sea salt. I linked Alison Romanās recipe above for Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies above. Warning: these cookies may horn you for life, and cause you to eat many. If you give them to people theyāll keep asking you to make them over and over again. Perfect trifecta of sweet but not too sweet, savory, and salty.
A little toast with mashed avocado, sliced tomate, Maldon sea salt or fleur de sel on top. Can also serve with scrambled egg on the side with some Green Pepper Cholula on top (green flame emoji).
A warm blueberry muffin, or toasted croissant (I pronounce this with an audible ārā) cut in half, some vegan (Miyokoās, Earth Balance Soy Free) or whatever other (Kerrygold) butter melted in the middle, and a little fleur de sel or Maldon sea salt.
Do you use finishing salts? What do you use them on? How do you love them?
I try to watch my sodium but Iām a little bit of a salt guy in moderation. Donāt call me āsalt baeā. Iām only bae to one woman and one woman only, and thatās my wife, the most beautiful woman in the world.