Salt

Martynt74 · 8 Feb 2017 at 10:18

I know that Himalayan Pink Salt is all the rage at the moment but i like to be awkward!

A few years ago i bought some Hawaiian red salt in Spain and it gave a fantastic flavour. I just went to buy some more having ran out and saw this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pacifica-H...&qid=1486548960&sr=8-3&keywords=hawaiian+salt

It's black lava salt. From a bit of googling it's salt which has been coloured by charcoal left from volcanic eruptions.

Has anyone tried it? Otherwise whats your salt of choice?

Punt · 8 Feb 2017 at 10:56

Maldon's for me, everywhere sells it. Though the last box I got was a bit hard to crumble, usually easy. Had the pink stuff too, couldn't tell the difference.

glitch · 8 Feb 2017 at 11:16

Marvt74;30482082 said:
It's black lava salt. From a bit of googling it's salt which has been coloured by charcoal left from volcanic eruptions.

Has anyone tried it? Otherwise whats your salt of choice?

It does have a slightly different flavour (I have black salt from Hawaii and some other volcanic regions) and lends itself to certain dishes, but it is more of a visual thing - the average person will react more to the colour and then think about the taste than being able to discern it from a blind tasting. But I do think that the better coloured salts lend far more to a dish than just aesthetics.

I use all types of salt in my cooking - Maldon is my go-to for general seasoning and finishing dishes, I use Kosher for curing, salting, etc and rely on table salt for high-volume tasks.

Then I have black, pink, smoked and various other types of salts for either finishing or dressing dishes or imparting certain flavours into things. I also 'make' my own flavoured salts for certain dishes, which sounds fancy but is anything but and gets used more for finishing than anything else.

Spuj · 8 Feb 2017 at 13:48

Punt;30482248 said:
Maldon's for me, everywhere sells it. Though the last box I got was a bit hard to crumble, usually easy. Had the pink stuff too, couldn't tell the difference.

I'm another Maldon's user but only recently made the switch as I've got more and more into my cooking. Before I would just use normal table salt and I still do for certain tasks like boiling pasta/potatos etc. Much prefer using Maldon's in my cooking now and as Punt has said everywhere sells it (including our local Sainsburys) so it's easy to get.

Haven't tried pink salt but may give it a go at some point.

Tone1979 · 8 Feb 2017 at 13:51

I generally use Maldon for salt you will feel..

table salt for water

smoked salt for steak and lamb

Punt · 8 Feb 2017 at 13:56

Yeah, I still use table salt for water.

new boy · 8 Feb 2017 at 14:50

I use asda sea salt that comes in a grinder :/

Am I missing out?

the_r_sole · 8 Feb 2017 at 14:56

http://www.hebrideanseasalt.co.uk/

it's the good stuff

ci_newman · 8 Feb 2017 at 17:02

new boy;30483200 said:
I use asda sea salt that comes in a grinder :/

Am I missing out?

What do you use when a recipe calls for a tsp of salt? That's a lot of grinding

PapaLazaru · 8 Feb 2017 at 17:23

Been using Himalayan solely for over a year now. Love a good food fad.

new boy · 8 Feb 2017 at 17:59

ci_newman;30483776 said:
What do you use when a recipe calls for a tsp of salt? That's a lot of grinding

Dunno, just twist and hope lol.

jpaul · 9 Mar 2017 at 11:28

If you want to stock up - noticed (whilst shopping for citric acid) that Himalayan pink salt is cheap online for £10
HIMALAYAN PINK SALT | 5KG BUCKET | FINE | Organic & Natural | Food/Cosmetic
I thought the entry price for this fad was much higher

Typically use Breton Guerandais grey salt myself which is more expensive

new boy · 9 Mar 2017 at 12:00

At that price I might chuck it on my driveway too

MooMoo444 · 9 Mar 2017 at 13:00

5kg.. I think I'd still have some left in 50 years

Rotty · 10 Mar 2017 at 10:57

Not salt but pepper

Bought some Phu Quoc black peppercorns recently, tried biting into one alongside a "normal" one, about blew my head off

Martynt74 · 11 Mar 2017 at 00:15

Oooh, i've never considered different styles of pepper. You're gonna make my wife annoyed!

Vaporous · 12 Mar 2017 at 19:45

My wife has taken to bathing with our pink salt so now I have to use sea salt (Cornish I believe) on our food!

Rotty · 12 Mar 2017 at 23:45

Marvt74 said:
Oooh, i've never considered different styles of pepper. You're gonna make my wife annoyed!

they seem very expensive over here but I picked some up in Phu Quoc a couple of weeks ago

Martynt74 · 23 Mar 2017 at 16:39

Might get my dad to have a look out next time he's over that way in that case.

jonneymendoza · 28 Mar 2017 at 11:06

Marvt74 said:
I know that Himalayan Pink Salt is all the rage at the moment but i like to be awkward!

A few years ago i bought some Hawaiian red salt in Spain and it gave a fantastic flavour. I just went to buy some more having ran out and saw this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pacifica-H...&qid=1486548960&sr=8-3&keywords=hawaiian+salt

It's black lava salt. From a bit of googling it's salt which has been coloured by charcoal left from volcanic eruptions.

Has anyone tried it? Otherwise whats your salt of choice?

saxa salt does the job for me