OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6506

fleur de sel

Meanings (ES + gloss)
flor de sal
Floating salt crystals skimmed from the surface of evaporation ponds, used in cooking.
Egyptian salt from Alexandria was highly appreciated, especially their fleur de sel, the light crystals skimmed off the surface of the water.
Fleur de sel is less bitter than regular sea salt, they say, because it has very little magnesium.
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