{"product_id":"nordur-salt-meersalzflocken-aus-island","title":"Icelandic Sea Salt Flakes","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eSea salt flakes from Iceland, boiled with the power of the earth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eNordur Salt's sea salt flakes are produced on the small island of Karlsey in Breiðafjörður – boiled using geothermal energy according to a 1753 method. Crunchy, clear and mineral-rich, packaged in a Red Dot award-winning box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003esea salt flakes\u003c\/strong\u003e from Nordur Salt are a crunchy finishing salt from western Iceland: On Karlsey, a tiny island off the small town of Reykhólar in the legendary Breiðafjörður, seawater is heated with hot thermal water until delicate, pale flakes form – a process that dates back to Iceland's first saltworks in 1753 and now uses pure geothermal energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCrunchy, clear and full of the North\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the tongue, the flakes offer an audible crunch before melting quickly – leaving behind a clear, fresh salinity without any bitterness, like a deep breath on the fjord coast. It is precisely this combination of crunch and mildness that makes sea salt flakes a favorite tool of many chefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe water is provided by the Breiðafjörður, one of the cleanest marine regions in Europe: sparsely populated, rich in bird islands, and far from industry. What comes from the sea there needs no post-processing – boil, harvest, done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe boiling process itself is a game of patience: thanks to the geothermal heat, the brine evaporates gently at around 70 degrees – slowly enough that the flakes have time to form their delicate, thin-walled structures. Rapid boiling creates grains, slow boiling creates flakes: crunchy, pale, and paper-thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe finale for everything you love\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSea salt flakes never go into the cooking water; they are the finale: crushed between your fingers over steak and roasted vegetables, on buttered bread, over tomatoes with olive oil, or on a soft breakfast egg. Sweets also love the flake – caramel, chocolate cookies, and brownies suddenly gain depth with a pinch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir purity is best revealed where little else happens: good butter, good bread, a few flakes – a summer supper needs nothing more. Once the box is empty, the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/nordur-salt-meersalzflocken-metalldose\"\u003erefillable metal tin\u003c\/a\u003e is ready for its next appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have only known salt flakes from England until now: the Icelandic character is a touch milder and clearer – less mineral intensity, more freshness. Side by side on two halves of the same egg, the difference becomes tangible – a small test, a great insight, and a lasting preference. After all, that is exactly what a well-stocked salt shelf is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA friendship, an island, a saltworks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBehind Nordur Salt are two friends: Icelander Garðar Stefánsson and Dane Søren Rosenkilde, who met in Aarhus, Denmark, and opened their saltworks in Breiðafjörður in 2012. Their idea: the best salt, boiled solely with geothermal energy, just as the Icelanders attempted back in 1753.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe packaging proves that we eat with our eyes, too: in 2014, Nordur received the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.red-dot.org\/project\/nordur-salt-20900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"\u003eRed Dot Award\u003c\/a\u003e for its design – the elegant carton featuring the mermaid has long since become a collector's item itself. Scandinavian design, Icelandic craftsmanship, Danish culinary delight: this box has it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find more crunchy relatives in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/salzflocken\"\u003esalt flakes\u003c\/a\u003e category, the entire Icelandic family at \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/nordur-salt\"\u003eNordur Salt\u003c\/a\u003e – and if you like it smoky, try the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/nordur-salt-rauch-salz-metalldose\"\u003esmoked salt\u003c\/a\u003e from the same producer. Iceland fits on a fingertip – give it a try, preferably this evening, without any special occasion and with all the more enjoyment!\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Nordur Salt","offers":[{"title":"125 g","offer_id":53071163982158,"sku":"047WIL5321","price":5.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0905\/1124\/5646\/files\/nordur_genussland.jpg?v=1750978646","url":"https:\/\/norgutes.com\/en\/products\/nordur-salt-meersalzflocken-aus-island","provider":"nur Gutes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}