``Tasteful natural salt created by the sun, wind, and natural water of the Andes'' In the Urubamba Valley, where many Inca-related ruins such as Cusco and Machu Picchu are concentrated, salt water that gushes out from underground is drawn into the vast Maras salt fields and dried in the Andes sun. This is high quality sun-dried salt produced using traditional Incan methods. You can enjoy the special ``umami'' taste when you use it as a finishing salt for cooking.
Ingredients display (in 100g) Potassium 10mg Calcium 460mg Magnesium 10mg Sulfate ion 1060mg Salt equivalent amount 95.71g Test requester: Salt Business Center
That was billions of years ago. At the time when the continents moved, the ocean floor rose, and the present-day Andes Mountains were formed, ancient seawater was trapped deep underground in the process of large-scale tectonic movements on a global scale, and over many years it was It has grown into rock salt.
At the Maras salt fields in the village of Maras in the Peruvian Andes, salt production is carried out in over 5,000 terraced salt fields clinging to the steep slopes of a valley. Along with the Incan traditional sun-dried salt manufacturing method, it has been passed down from generation to generation, from parents to children, and from children to grandchildren. The salt harvested here is known as the ``white gold of the Incas'' because it was presented to successive Inca emperors, and it is said that merchants once came all the way from as far away as Bolivia to buy it.
When the eternal snow that colors the sacred peaks of the Andes in white begins to melt, seeps into the earth, and fuses with the rock salt underground, a salt water layer grows deep underground in the land of Maras, and is warmed by the energy of magma, forming a salt water hot spring that is rare in the world. It gushes out. The salt water that just gushes out from the natural salt water hot springs is drawn into the rice terraces, and after being subjected to what could be called ``plowing'' by the villagers, the strong Andean sun and the wind rushing down the valley combine to create the best flavor. produces solar salt. It is the crystallization of exquisite harmony woven between humans and nature.
The package design has also been updated! ■Ingredients: 100% salt from Maras salt fields ■Capacity: 5kg When I first heard that salt was extracted from the mountains at an altitude of 3,300 meters, I couldn't imagine it at first. It used to be the sea. You will be surprised to see the vast salt fields spread out in the valley, and you will even feel a sense of respect for the earth's bounty. Natural salt contains minerals, which are said to add flavor to dishes, but I think there is more to it than just mineral balance, which can't be expressed in numbers. Is it okay to express that "α" as life energy? I think it depends on the history and background of the place where the salt is extracted. Sea salt is the key to the flavor of fish dishes. When boiling pasta, the amount of salt you use will determine the taste of the finished product. Inca sun-dried salt is a very energetic salt that brings out the best in the ingredients. Because the salt has been exposed to the Andes sun, it is drier and smoother than regular natural salt, and I like that it is easy to use in cooking.