Dee Dee wrote:
> On Jul 4, 8:50 pm, anon k > wrote:
>> Dee Dee wrote:
>>> On Jul 4, 2:46 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
>>>> Um, all salt is sea salt... but salt sold as "Sea Salt" is raw/
>>>> harvested sea salt, it has not been purified, except that they try to
>>>> pull out all the floatsom/jetsom; turds, tampons, and condoms.
>>> Hmm, I'm wondering if this is the reason that Brittany sea salt is so
>>> valuable; there are no added condiments as described.
>> It's the flavor from the waters of the locale, plus the look of the salt
>> for presentation. 'Fleur de sel' is the finest grade, and it really is
>> something to be valued, in my opinion. As for pure NaCl, who but a
>> chemist would want it? Chemical complexities are what makes spring
>> waters taste so different from each other, and in some cases what makes
>> them taste so nice!
>
> "Condiments" were meant to refer to "turds, tampons, and condom" and I
> was being silly.

Silly or not, it's still part of what gives naturally-sourced foods
their flavor. Water from streams in foothills, for instance, is my
favorite kind.