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Today, salt's fortunes have shifted yet again. Connoisseurs claim additives give table salt a bitter, chemical flavor. So they are seeking out regional, hand-harvested specialty salts that come in a kaleidoscope of shapes and colors. The retail and restaurant worlds have taken notice....Salt-centric boutique the Meadow in Portland, Oregon, has 85 to 90 different salts at any given time, according to co-owner and self-described "selmelier" Mark Bitterman.

Mark Bitterman sells ninety varieties of salt at The Meadow, their shop in Portland, Oregon. They carry salt from the Andes to Australia, and he speaks of "some spectacular salts from Japan."View Article