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Truffle Salt

Price: $16.99 CAD
Price: $16.99 CAD

Grey salt (IGP) from Guérande, France blended with black truffle is a premium finishing salt that combines a historic, mineral-rich unrefined sea salt with the intense, earthy aroma of real truffles.

Background & Origin of Guérande Grey Salt (Sel Gris)

  • Location: Harvested from the protected salt marshes of the Guérande Peninsula in Brittany, along the Atlantic coast of France.
  • History: Salt has been hand-harvested here using traditional Celtic and Roman-origin methods for over 2,000 years. Independent salt workers (paludiers) use wooden tools to guide Atlantic seawater through a labyrinth of clay-lined evaporation ponds.
  • The "Grey" Color: Unlike white table salt or surface-harvested fleur de sel, sel gris sinks and rests against the grey-blue clay bed of the salt pan. This contact infuses the moist crystals with beneficial trace minerals and elements like magnesium and potassium.
  • Certification: Authentic Sel de Guérande holds a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status, certifying its strict, additive-free traditional harvesting standards.

 

Guérande Grey Truffle Salt vs. Typical Truffle Salts

Feature Guérande Grey Truffle Salt Typical / Industrial Truffle Salt
Base Salt Unrefined, moist sel gris rich in natural trace minerals. Usually highly refined, dry, stark-white sea salt or mined rock salt.
Texture & Moisture Slightly damp, coarse or medium-granular crystal structure. Bone-dry, fine powder that flows easily through a saltshaker.
Truffle Inclusion contains real dehydrated or freeze-dried black/summer truffle flakes (Tuber aestivum or Tuber melanosporum). Frequently relies purely on synthetic or oil-derived aroma (24-oxapentane) without real truffle pieces.
Flavor Profile A complex, mellow, less sharp salinity that lets a deep, earthy umami shine as the moist salt melts. Can taste aggressively sharp or overwhelmingly artificial due to heavy chemical flavoring agents.

 

Pairings:

  • French Omelets
  • Scrambled Eggs
  • Baked Eggs
  • French Fries
  • Tater Tots
  • Buttered Popcorn
  • Cacio e Pepe
  • Buttered Pasta
  • Mushroom Risotto
  • Seared Ribeye
  • Filet Mignon
  • Roasted Fingerling Potatoes


Content 40 gr glass jar with safety seal.

(NO color, no artificial flavor or preservatives)

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