Fleur de sel
Type of sea salt, used as a garnish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fleur de sel ("flower of salt" in French; French pronunciation: [flœʁ də sɛl]) or flor de sal (also "flower of salt" in Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan) is a salt that forms as a thin, delicate crust on the surface of seawater as it evaporates. Fleur de sel has been collected since ancient times (it was mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his book Natural History), and was traditionally used as a purgative and salve. It is now used as a finishing salt to flavor and garnish food.[1] The origin of the name is uncertain, but is perfectly in line with both meanings of fleur:[2] the surface of something[3] and its best part; the fact the salt crust also might form flower-like patterns of crystals might be of influence.