Taste the Quality

Have you ever really looked closely at salt? Alright, you're right the kind in the shaker is so riveting that the rice that's been added to it (to absorb any moisture and keep the salt from clumping) is far more interesting. In fact since our food has become industrialized it is uniform, perfect, homogeneous and very very boring. Not to mention really terrible for you, but we'll get to that later. There is a slow simmering amongst segments of people in the food world who are attempting to reclaim our food supply. This movement is growing and is evident in the widespread popularity of Farmer's Markets, The Whole Food trend, and the growth of Organic Products.

This is not a treatise on how horrifying the state of processed food is, but rather a waxing on the beauty and benefits of real food, grown by real people, then eaten by you. What would you rather put in your mouth? I chooses, pure and unadulterated fruits, vegetables, meats, and sea salt. We must all choose quality over convenience.

Do this...Taste iodized, shaker salt next to Fluer de sel. If you're on Salt Smith you must have some real salt in that cupboard somewhere. Taste the quality of hand made versus machined. Taste the minerals in the Fluer de sel compared to the stripped down and chemically induced iodized. The Fluer has dimensions of texture and a flavor of the salty sea yet is subtle right? The shaker stuff tastes harsh and salty with a tinny aftertaste. The contrast between the two is like night and day. What are your thoughts?