Gourmet - Trend 2012

One of the trends 2012 is the sal gourmet, due to the growing interest of consumers in the healthy food has evolved reducing sodium in our food and this leads to increased consumption of sea salt contains less sodium than salt which we use daily (sodium chloride).

Automatically have begun to appear types of gourmet salt, some selected recommended use for certain dishes, other by Attributes.
Based on the statements of some chefs 'recognized', foodies, journalists and market analysts have drawn some types of sea salt that will be fashionable this year.

We start with Fleur de Sel (Flor de Sal), produced in Camargue and Guerande (France), is considered among the most appreciated, has a white as snow and is not used for cooking, seasoning served raw or cooked food.
Fleur de sel is also produced cold smoked with Chardonnay oak chips .
In France Guerande salt butter is traditionally used for salting.

Maldon Salt, the sal of Maldon, is a salt used as a condiment in haute cuisine. It comes from the estuary of the River Blackwater, in the town of Maldon, Essex County (England). Not usually gather every year, because it is necessary that there are some proper climatological conditions. Renowned chefs, article do, TV, and cookbooks have become an institution in this brand, by the fourth generation of the Osborne family. The key to its continued success lies in producing a high quality product using traditional natural methods.

It is also highly appreciated Sala del Himalaya, which does not really come from the famous mountain range, rather occurs 300 km. away in the Khewra Salt Mines in Pakistan, used either to cook it in the manufacture of bath salts, and lately have become fashionable lamps salt blocks this, is a pink / reddish.

Now we have the Hawaiian Black Lava Salt , a deep black, rich in coal, considered very healthy for the body, is generally used to flavor sole, Eggs Benedict, Caesar salad, and sliced ​​roasted eggplant. It also sells a pink Hawaiian salt, very good to spice tuna.

Salt minors, the most prized comes from the island of Molokai in Hawaii, during the production process is added a volcanic clay called Alaea to enrich iron oxide, which gives it its pinkish color and beneficial health properties. It is used to flavor and preserve food products.

And to finish with gourmet salt, incorporate new trends to List seaweed salt from Japan and South Africa , Celtic Sea Salt, which must be kept refrigerated, Kosher Salt, and some salt mixed with species and version Smoked.

[Photos: Maldon Salt, Salt Works, Google]