If Fleur de Sel is the first gourmet sea salt that you have tried then I doubt if you will be able to tell much difference between it and plain old Morton salt. But if you have tried several sea salts in different applications then I'm sure that a subtle taste distinction can be experienced.
This is a finishing salt not to be used in regular cooking. It is what it says it is. Finishing! For one thing, unless you are among the Uber rich, then you cannot afford to use it indiscriminately by the teaspoonful. And when used properly, it only takes a small pinch sprinkled on top of grilled fish, steak, over a fresh salad and my most favorite use is to sprinkle a bit over decadent home made chocolate ice cream. Surely an unbelievable taste experience.
Another use I have for it is to sprinkle lightly over the top of a loaf of homemade bread before it bakes. I only use this on the recipes that make a crusty chewy loaf, such as many of the artisan bread recipes that are so popular today. That little surprise pop of Fleur de Sel is definitely worth trying. Another observation I've made is that it is best used on pure food. By that I mean a piece of plain grilled white fish, a non-marinated steak over the grill, chilled watermelon (mmmm good) or chicken that has no other seasoning. The taste experience of the few grains of salt in combination with the food is eye closing wonderful.
This salt comes in a very small plastic jar. Wish it were glass but still yet, it's good. It comes slightly moist. This is not an error, that's just the way it is. The grains are larger than table salt but not as large as many of the raw salts found on the market today. . It's produced in France in drying pools that are then worked and harvested by individuals, usually with no machinery. The packing is also done by hand, a jar at a time. Yes, there will be the occasional off color in some of the grains but this is only natural.
But before judging this salt, please do as I did and try a variety of sea salt before trying this one. I don't think you'll be disappointed and it will probably open up a whole new field of exploration on the different kinds of salt available.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2010
Das Salt fleur de sel is the best of those I've tried. Awesome as finishing salt and a touch on chocolate ice cream can't be beat.Update 5/10/2011: Amazon will not let me delete the review I wrote in 2010 (it keeps the date) and start over, so all I can do is give this added information. Since my first purchase, I've tried a few other brands of fleur de sel de Guerande. Das Salt is the best.Unfortunately, the salt sold by Spice Lab is NOT Das Salt even though he uses a Das image and description & says it is by Das Salt. Seriously, if it ships from The Spice Lab it is NOT Das Salt. What you will get from The Spice Lab is repackaged salt in an unsealed container and a lot of trust-me-trust-me-trust-me crap about how honest the seller is -- from him, of course. No real surprise the seller misrepresents the product -- would you buy it if he advertised it as it is: repackaged salt, who knows how, from who knows where?This section is product reviews, not seller reviews, so buyer beware. My first review was for Das Salt fleur de sel, not the stuff you will get from The Spice Lab, but you'd never know it. I guess because Mr. Spice Lab says he is selling Das Salt, the reviews still apply but as noted, he is NOT selling Das Salt. Some of the reviews here were written for the real deal and not for that you will get from Spice Lab.Update 5/19/2011. After multiple complaints, it must be that Amazon made Spice Lab take down their falsely advertised product because Amazon is back to selling Das Salt from Das. The reviews follow the product, not the seller. I will leave this post as negative in case dear Brett from Spice Lab tries his trickery again. My praise for Das Salt is HIGH. My low rating is for FAKE Das salt sold by Spice Lab.
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2010
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