Coarse salt
Coarse Guérande salt, a traditional sea salt
Le Guérandais Coarse Guérande Salt is a naturally grey traditional sea salt, guaranteed unwashed, unrefined and additive-free.
You can use it to cook all your preparations (pasta, vegetables), salt-crusted dishes, court-bouillons and grilled meats.
Our range of Coarse Salt
To add flavour to your recipes, Le Guérandais offers a whole range of coarse dried and coarse wet Guérande salts.
What is the of coarse salt harvesting by the cooperative?
Coarse salt is harvested every day in summer, when the mild weather combines wind and sun on the Guérande peninsula. In the late afternoon, under the effect of evaporation, the salt concentrates until it reaches 250 g/l, causing it to crystallize and deposit on the “agile des œillets”.
The salt worker then pushes the salt to the edge of the basin using a las, a wooden tool with a very long handle. He then pulls it onto the ladure, a round clay platform where the salt will drain overnight. The next day, the salt worker takes the 60 kg of salt per eyelet in a wooden wheelbarrow to the salt works' main salt store: the mulon.
Gestures and uses of coarse Guérande salt
How to use it properly
The art of using salt is a simple matter of choice. While salt is an essential part of our diet, each salt has its own specific uses.
Like all Le Guérandais salts, traditional coarse sea salt is naturally grey and unwashed, unrefined and additive-free. A salt grown in the pure tradition of a land with a strong history.
Unlike fine salt and fleur de sel, coarse salt is favored for use in cooking water, salt-crusted cooking, court-bouillons and grilled meats, where it sublimates flavors brilliantly.
Culinary combinations with Le Guérandais coarse salt
Looking for inspiration on how to use Le Guérandais coarse salt? Enjoy some delicious recipes featuring our coarse dried salts and coarse wet salts.
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