Fleur de Sel
The nectar of the salt marshes
On the table to bring out the full flavor of your dishes, in a salt crust with seasonal raw vegetables or just sprinkled on at the end or after cooking, Le Guérandais Fleur de sel is your everyday kitchen ally.
Our range of Fleur de sel
The ultimate flavour enhancer, 100% natural Fleur de sel is brought to you by Le Guérandais.
La Fleur de sel, natural salt with unique taste properties
A marvellous natural flavour enhancer
Thanks to its strong salting power, Fleur de sel enhances the flavor of all foods. Just a few pinches after cooking are enough to enhance your dishes.
What's more, Fleur de sel crystals are neither crushed nor washed after harvesting, so they retain all their natural richness. A unique, intense and natural product.
A multi-purpose salt
Fleur de sel can be used both in cooking and in pastry-making, to add depth to your culinary creations. A delicate and precious product, Fleur de sel de Guérande is particularly prized by gourmets and chefs alike.
A rare Fleur de sel hand-picked
Ancestral know-how
In Guérande, the cooperative's salt workers harvest Fleur de sel using know-how that dates back thousands of years. Fleur de sel is harvested using a “lousse”, a traditional tool used to gently pick up the Fleur de sel from the surface of the water. Its crystals are light, fine and crumbly.
A rare product of the elements
Fleur de sel is a true gift of nature. Certain meteorological conditions must be met for this white gold to form on the surface of the marshes: dry, sunny weather and an easterly wind. To preserve all its qualities, the Fleur de sel must be harvested as soon as it forms on the surface of the water.
The word “Fleur de sel” was born in Guérande, the cradle of artisanal salt production in France.
“Between March 1931 and 1939, i.e. for over 80 years, fleur de sel was marketed as ‘fleur de sel’. Since 1732, this generic name has been known in French through the lexicography of the Trévoux dictionary.
It is certainly a learned reminiscence of the Latin flos salis used by Pliny, Cato the Elder and Discorides, from which the tree also borrowed it before the 12th century. In Brittany, it seems to have been first used by a merchant from Batz, who wanted to recall that this salt is collected from the surface of the water and represents the highest quality of production, the “fleur”.
Source: Gildas Buron-Homme du Sel-Bretagne des marais salants. Published in 2000 - Page 63
Gestures and uses la Fleur de sel Le Guérandais
How do I use it?
Unlike fine and coarse salt, Fleur de sel is used after cooking or just before serving. A few crystals are all it takes to give your dishes and desserts an irresistible sweetness and crunchiness.
The right gesture
Take a pinch of Fleur de sel between your thumb and forefinger, then sprinkle evenly over your starter, main course or even dessert.
Supporting small producers by choosing Fleur de sel Le Guérandais
In the 70s, Guérande's salt workers joined forces to form a cooperative.
Driven by the values of mutual aid, solidarity and equality, they decided to pool their harvests. This new form of organization enables them to manage the marketing of their precious production themselves: the cooperative guarantees each salt grower a guaranteed purchase price for salt, independent of the volume of the harvest.
When you choose Fleur de sel Le Guérandais, you're supporting 220 salt workers and the sustainability of a traditional production method handed down from generation to generation.
Culinary combinations with Le Guérandais Fleur de sel
Looking for inspiration on how to use Le Guérandais Fleur de Sel? Enjoy delicious recipes featuring our Fleur de sel from starter to dessert.
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