Though much modern salt is produced in industrial quantities, with little concern given to finesse or flavor, this wasn’t always the case. Indeed, for centuries, salt was a distinctly local product, ...

If you follow the internet’s finest cooking gurus, you’ve probably sensed a shift in the standard spice cabinet repertoire. No, I’m not talking about white people’s weird obsession with turmeric circa ...

Danielle Hickson left her corporate job to create Asbury Park Sea Salt, a gourmet sea salt harvested from Asbury Park's ocean water. Hickson collects ocean water, filters and boils it, then dehydrates ...

Walk down any grocery aisle and you'll see a growing variety of gourmet salts, with sea salt often marketed as a "natural" and "healthier" alternative to traditional table salt. This clever branding ...

Harvesting salt from the sea is a practice that goes back millennia in Hawaii. The Polynesian voyagers likely found crystallized salt collecting in the rocks along the shoreline when they arrived in ...

Salt is essential in cooking, but different types bring unique flavors and textures. Here’s a quick guide to the most popular ones: Table Salt – Fine-grained, dissolves easily; best for baking and ...

Sea salt is a big culinary trend right now. You can find it on everything, from caramels to mochas. Woodinville-based Salt Works is the biggest player in the gourmet sea salt business. Close Ad To ...

Salt used to be just salt, but now curious cooks and diners are exploring its variety. Enter gourmet sea salt, which points out that aficionados prefer natural sea salt for its lighter taste and ...

Talk about indulgence. John Kelly Chocolates’ Truffle Fudge Bites, topped with a sprinkling of gourmet sea salt, amazed tasters with their exquisite balance of sweet and salty. A semisweet chocolate ...

In the never-ending search for foods to be snobby about, gourmets have finally got to salt. Like wine and chocolate, salt is fetishized by region, and the snootier salts sell for as much as $25 a ...