Your Buyer’s Guide for Fleur de Sel:
The good thing about fleur de sel? If those three words are on the label, then it’s been made the way it should be. In other words, the snowflake-like crystals have been gently raked from the tops of solar-evaporated seawater ponds. Fleur de sel is expensive. But remember, this is a finishing salt—it’s not meant to be layered on throughout the cooking process—and a little goes a long way.
Le Saunier de Camargue Fleur de Sel de Camargue, France
The Camargue is western Europe’s largest river delta, making its marshy land ripe for salt harvesting.
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Hand-harvested sea salt from Île de Ré, France
Fleur de sel has been gathered on this island off of France’s Atlantic coast since the seventh century.
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Bali Reef Fleur de Sel Sea Salt from Bali, Indonesia
This fleur de sel is drier than most, but its crystals are slightly larger, providing a hefty crunch.
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Bitterman’s Fleur De Sel from Guatemala
Salt expert Mark Bitterman produces this fleur de sel in salt pans that supplied the Mayan Empire at the height of its power.
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Millénaire Fleur de Sel de Guérande, France
Guérande is Paris-based baker David Lebovitz’s favorite fleur de sel-producing region.
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