French coarse sea salt from Guerande Le Guerandais-gros sel de Guerande - 1000 gr

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The salt is obtained by sun and wind evaporation and it is neither filtered nor cleaned thus it is free of pollutants from mechanical and chemical processes. The sea salt hasn't even been dried. Therefore, it is still naturally moist . The salt is obtained by sun and wind evaporation and it is neither filtered nor cleaned thus it is free of pollutants from mechanical and chemical processes. Notre boutique vous propose des produits de Guérande AOP, en direct de petits producteurs. Nos mélanges de sel et Fleur de sel sont élaborés dans notre atelier de Saint Nazaire. Sel aromatisé de Guérande avec du piment d’Espelette, idéal sur des fruits de mer, du riz ou des pâtes. Le sel de mer guérandais n’est pas enrichi en iode. Il ne contient non plus aucun additif (sauf sel aromatisé de Guérande).

Different salts dissolve at different speeds and sometimes take time to disperse. Always go easy on the salt to start with – it’s better to add more later than to add too much. Temperature makes a difference as well: a dish that has been salted to taste whilst cold might be too salty after heating. Be especially careful with sauces and stews that reduce down during cooking; only add a very small Fleur de sel also works well when blended with other flavours, bringing an unusual twist to some classic dishes. Human organisms can ONLY absorb Bio-available minerals, meaning minerals which have been FIRST digested by a plant or animal (Prof Maurice Jaubert). The minerals and trace-elements in the Celtic sea salt are Bio-available which means they can be ABSORBED by the body. En effet, l’eau présente dans les œillets est de l’eau de mer. Pour arriver jusqu’aux bassins de récolte, elle passe par toute une série de canaux et de bassins. Plus elle s’approche des œillets, plus sa salinité est élevée. C’est cette forte concentration en sel qui entraîne la cristallisation. Quels sont les bienfaits du sel de Guérande? Sea, sun, wind and craftsmanship come together to create this exceptional sea salt in a wetland long ago wrested by man from the Atlantic. Out of the clay soil came not only the salt marshes, glistening in the sun with their 7,000 crystallisation ponds, but all around them this ecologically unique, natural landscape with its very own protected flora and fauna. Between the headlands of Pen Bron and the coast of the quaint fishing village Le Croisic is a large reservoir that the supplies the ètiers, the channels of the salt marshes, with water in tandem with the tides. In the harvesting ponds known as oeilettes, the sun and wind cause the water to evaporate and the sea salt begins to crystallise on the bottom of the ponds. The salt farmer or paludier uses a kind of shovel known as a cimauge to drag the salt to the edges of the 10-40 cm-deep pond, where it is allowed to dry in direct sunlight for another day in special recesses. The bottoms of the oeilettes themselves must never be allowed to dry out completely, and therein lies the great art of the salt farmer: he works continually to regulate the water level perfectly and maintain a constant salt concentration in the channels and ponds – taking into account the weather, number of hours of sun and wind strength. Harvesting begins in June at the earliest and lasts until September, throughout the rest of the year the farmers are busy keeping the ponds clean and level.Very badly damaged during the Breton Wars of Succession, the Collegiate Church was restored in time for the signing of the first peace treaty in 1365. Various building projects succeeded one another until the 18th century, improving and adding new features: choir and chevet (15th–16th centuries), Baroque altarpieces and stalls (17th century). But hardly had this work been completed, than the church found itself in the midst of the French Revolution. Une consommation quotidienne et raisonnée du sel de Guérande est bonne pour ta santé. Comment se servir du sel de Guérande? Le sel de Guérande n’étant pas raffiné, il contient un proportion plus élevée en sels minéraux et oligoéléments que du sel de table. Il contient surtout du calcium, du cuivre, du fer, du magnésium et du potassium. Cette composition est en plus susceptible de changer tout au long de la saison : les proportions ne seront pas les mêmes en début de saison qu’en pleine été ou vers la fin.

Fleur de sel de Guérande is the most celebrated variety of fleur de sel, having obtained protected geographical status in France. It is harvested off the coast of Brittany in salt marches or 'marais salants' stretching 2000 hectares between the Loire and Vilaine rivers.During the Middle Ages, the town had a very rich history, with many important events. It was also the capital of the Pays Guérandais, an ancient region of the Duchy of Brittany. The Bretons of the prince of "Vannes" ( Waroch II (577–594)) may have built the first parish. Waroch is supposed to have created a baptistery in place of the actual choir of the collegiate church "Saint-Aubin". Traditionally harvested Atlantic Sea Salt from the Celtic Sea coast of Brittany. Natural crystals of sea salt that has not been ground, and as such appears as a coarse grey Celtic sea salt. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guérande, EHESS (in French). C’est le plus précieux des sels. Il faut en effet des conditions météorolgiques très spécifiques – sec mais avec du vent… pas trop fort – qui permet la formation d’une fine pellicule de sel en surface. Cette dernière est alors cueillie en fin d’après-midi.