Viking Smoked Salt
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This is not a plain smoked salt — it is a seasoned blend built on a recipe said to have been inherited from the Vikings of Egersund, the Norwegian coastal town whose seafarers mastered the art of smoking food to survive long ocean voyages. The recipe had faded into obscurity before being rediscovered, and it brings together smoked salt, black pepper, toasted onion, and turmeric into a fine-textured blend with a distinctive character that sits somewhere between a salt and a spice mix.
The aroma is the first thing that hits — intense, smoky, and evocative, with something of northern pine forests and sea air about it. The flavour follows the same line: a deep smokiness layered with the warmth of black pepper, the sweetness of toasted onion, and the earthy colour of turmeric. The fine texture dissolves easily into dishes, allowing the flavour to distribute evenly rather than sitting in isolated pockets. It works across a surprisingly broad range of cooking — gratin dauphinois, soft-boiled eggs, salmon, raw vegetable crudités, grilled meats, barbecue skewers, marinades for fish and chicken, and rice dishes all benefit from its smoky depth. It is equally good as a finishing salt at the table or as a seasoning during cooking.
Producer: Terre Exotique, a French spice house founded in 1998 after its founder discovered Penja pepper on a plantation in Cameroon. The company sources directly from growers worldwide and processes at its facility in France, maintaining close relationships with producers to ensure traceability and quality across its range.
Storage: Ambient. Store in a dry place.
Ingredients: Salt, black pepper, onion, smoke flavour, dextrose, turmeric flavour.
Origin: Germany
Net: 220g