Description
Before the tropical rain forests covering Latin America the climate and geological landscape formed leaving sea salt to swamp the Andes Mountains, as the water retreated it left the water behind to dry and leave behind salt rock
Protected from the enthronement through layers of volcanic rock layers and soaking up the iron deposits within the rock to create a wonderful rose pink colour, combined with other minerals calcium, potassium and magnesium it provides a pure clean delicate salt flavouring
Harvested by hand and transported from the highlands to lowlands using the same caravan routes the Incas created
Medium Sodium Flavour
Produced in Bolivia
Grinder Use - Yes
Mortar and Pestle Use - Yes
Packed in a Unit that Handles - MUSTARD - SESAME - CELERY
Quick Reference
What is it?: A naturally rose-coloured coarse mineral salt from Bolivia.
Flavour: Clean, mineral and moderately strong with a firm crystal texture.
Common uses: Use in a grinder or mortar for cooking and table seasoning.
Pairs well with: Meat, potatoes, vegetables, eggs and South American food.
Compare with: Similar in role to pink Himalayan salt but with a Bolivian origin and its own rose mineral colour.
Substitute: Coarse pink rock salt is the nearest substitute.
Storage: Keep sealed in a cool, dry place away from steam and moisture. For smoked or delicate finishing salts, close the pack promptly to protect their aroma and crystal texture.
Good to know: The rose tone is natural to the mineral deposit and is best seen before the crystals are finely ground.
Customer Reviews
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Great
This is the best salt I’ve ever tasted
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Lovely salt !!
I reckon this Bolivian Rose Salt is one of the very best, a lovely product from an unspoilt location - thank you to Spices on the Web, and to Bolivia !!
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Bolivian Rose Coarse Salt 100g
This is a lovely salt, the best I can personally find for lack of heavy metals and so on - I have a health issue, so am watching out for such things ! Thank you sooo much to SPICESontheWEB and to Bolivia !!
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Bolivian rose course salt
A lovely strong, salty flavour. Don't need a lot to beautifully season a dish. Beautiful colour and a great price.
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Lovely !!
The Bolivian Rose Salt has a very good profile, which attracted me off site before ordering it here ... a lovely salt with very good delivery - Thank you SPICESon theWEB team !!
