Saturday, 04 September 2010 00:00
Marisol‘s Flor de Sal is made from salt crystals that float on top of the salt water in open-air tanks. Traditionally, salt is the product that is left when the seawater evaporates. The company makes its salt in Tavira in the Algarve in a traditional Salt pan in the Ria Formosa and Castro Marim Marshland Nature Reserve and is hand-harvested and sun-dried with the machines. Simply - the salt is derived from evaporation by the sun and the wind. Highly prized in culinary circles, it's a soft waxy salt that has all the minerals from the sea - especially magnesium and calcium - and it is 100% natural. Techniques used in Tavira date back thousands of years to the Phoenicians. A Fleur de Sel 100g bag costs € 2.
Portugal National Tourist Office