{"product_id":"fleur-de-sel-marisol-125g-sachet-en-coton-recoltee-a-la-main-en-algarve-portugal","title":"Marisol Organic Fleur de Sel 125g – Cotton Pouch | Hand-Harvested in the Algarve, Portugal","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetween thumb and forefinger, a tiny flake of salt breaks apart, and the sea is already melting on the tongue.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt arrives in a cotton pouch, like a little treasure being offered. You pull the string, dip your fingers in, and feel fine, flat crystals, light as snowflakes, that crumble at the slightest touch. They don't roll in the palm like coarse salt. They break down, they vanish, leaving on the skin a clear, salty scent that evokes the sea at dawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eYou place a pinch on your tongue. At first, a barely perceptible crunch, just for a second, then the salt melts completely, and the taste rises—gentle, tender, with a delicate minerality and an almost secret sweetness. Nothing aggressive. The salinity is round, fresh, and lingers long afterward, like a breeze that has passed through the mouth. This is what great chefs seek: a salt that doesn't overpower anything and makes everything else sing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt comes from the traditional salt pans of the Ria Formosa and Castro Marim nature reserves in the eastern Algarve, Portugal. There, when the sun heats the basins, the fine crystals form in just a few hours on the surface of the water. Hands gather them one by one, by hand, in a slow, machine-free process. Fleur de sel cannot be manufactured. It is harvested when the sea and the sun have decided it is ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eYou don't buy it to salt food. You buy it for the final touch. The finishing gesture, when the plate is already beautiful and only a pinch is missing, added with your fingertips, over a carpaccio, a salad, a ripe tomato, raw fish, an egg, or a piece of butter on warm bread. It is not cooked, it is not hidden in a sauce; it is enjoyed just as it is, the moment you bite into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAnd everywhere in Canada, as winter sets in and you crave a little sweetness, a fleur de sel on the table is a small luxury that costs almost nothing. One pinch, and for a second, the plate smells of the Portuguese coast and salt drying in the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhy our customers love it:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFine, flat crystals that break apart between your fingers and melt on the tongue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA gentle, mineral, and slightly sweet taste, without harshness or bitterness, with a long, fresh finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHand-harvested in the traditional salt pans of the Ria Formosa and Castro Marim in the Algarve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e100% natural, certified artisanal, organic, kosher, and vegan (according to the supplier)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIdeal for finishing a dish: carpaccios, salads, raw dishes, vegetables, fish, and meats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDelivered in a lovely decorative cotton pouch, a small gift to keep on the table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marisol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48928655802433,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/0024\/1985\/files\/Sanstitre_34.png?v=1789854461","url":"https:\/\/lessaveursdeurope.ca\/en\/products\/fleur-de-sel-marisol-125g-sachet-en-coton-recoltee-a-la-main-en-algarve-portugal","provider":"LesSaveursDeurope.CA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}