Fleur de Sel de Guerande Sea Salt

I love this stuff! It’s fantastic to sprinkle on food as a finishing touch. The larger crystals make for great flavor, not unlike kosher salt (but better in my opinion.) It’s got a more complex flavor because of the other minerals present (as opposed to refined table salt.) It’s hand gathered in the traditional manner in Guerande so I also appreciate its connection to traditional French culture, which is close to my heart. I also appreciate that it’s more sustainable than, I’d imagine, Himalayan varieties. Some have complained about his type of salt being wet, and taken stars off because of that (they seemed to think they’d been cheated.) Buyers should realize that this type of salt is traditional and minimally processed and is supposed to be damp. This is part of the way the salt is supposed to be. If that’s off-putting, then I don’t recommend buying Guerande salt because this is what you’ll get. In my opinion, this is not even close to a negative. It’s part of the experience. One of my favorite salts ever!