Mar de Cortez - Sea of Cortes Natural Sea Salt
Natural sea salts have become the favorite of Chefs and culinary experts partly due to the extra minerals and lower sodium content than regular table salt . One of the best natural salts comes from the ponds (salinas in Spanish) of San Felipe, Mexico where the small solar ponds are located within the ecologically protected Northern Reserve of the Sea of Cortez, just North of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. Packaged in a hand blown Mexican glass bottle topped with a grinder or a hand painted ceramic ramekin with "Pinch of salt" or "Margarita Salt" branded and hand painted on the lid, the presentation by the Sea of Cortez salt company is a one-of-a-kind packaging.
A new gift item on the market in June 2008 - be the first to surprise your family and friends. A gift that will be cherished and remembered for a long time - and always on display! Of course, your kitchen will be the primary showcase!
* Salt refills will soon be available. Imported from San Felipe, Mexico.
Order includes - your choice:
1 Margarita salt ceramic ramekin with lid: 6oz dish.
1 Hand blown glass sea salt w/grinder: 6oz
2 Pinch of sea salt ceramic ramekin with lid: 2.5oz. each
* Make your choice from the pull down menu, then click order.
Ingredients: 100% natural sea salt from the Sea of Cortes (Mar de Cortez).
NO foreign drying agents are added. The natural, pure essence of the salt is maintained.
How is sea salt to harvested:
once the sun and the desert breezes evaporate the water, the salt which contains numerous essential natural trace elements is harvested, then dried and packaged locally. Bagging the harvested salt is a hand process. In 1974, the Mexican government designated portions of the upper Sea of Cortez as a protected area. In 1993, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), designated over 3 million acres of the upper Sea of Cortez and the Colorado River Delta as a Biosphere Reserve.
The protected area has since been extended Southerly to San Felipe Bay and is under the protection of Federal Mexican governmental agencies including the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas and the Secretary of the Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries. The evaporation ponds (called Salinas) within this highly protected region produce an exquisite salt. Pure, clean and having a special sunny flavor. By the way, the world's largest solar sea salt operation is located on the Pacific coast in Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico.
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