If your idea of salt is limited to what comes in a shaker, a trip to the West Village will rock your world. The Meadow, which just opened Wednesday on 523 Hudson Street, sells over 100 kinds of salt, from coarse to flaky, volcanic to rose-colored, Mesquite smoked to salt mixed with truffles. Some taste strongly of mineral, others taste fresh from the sea. Shop owner and cookbook author Mark Bitterman wants you to toss your box of iodized salt. "Our focus is on finishing salts," Bitterman told the News. "We suggest using more complex salts at the end of the cooking process rather than adding in the middle." Each salt can be paired with a certain foods. He recommends a flake salt for salad dressings. The silvery-gray sel gris is ideal for finishing meats. A Fleur du Sel makes butter pop. Taster size salt bottles (1.2 oz) start at around $4 and go up from there. Two and half pounds of their multipurpose sel gris will run you about $14.
Love to use saffron with fish dishes. This was a perfect find salt and saffron. I will return for more.
This is so wonderful on plain popcorn…yakes me to italy with minimal calories, but full flavor…lick out the bowl delish!
I loved the carefully packaged order. It came with a hand written note and you can tell how much they care about details and quality of their products. I will be purchasing more gifts from them for sure
This salt is one of the most glorious salty flavors I've ever experienced. Yes, I add it to this dish and that ... and sometimes I just take a taste of it, as is, to savor.
We love this basic salt that is not necessarily basic. We use it daily. It is a staple in our kitchen.