Description
The Salar de Uyuni in the southwest of Bolivia is high up at an altitude of 3700 metres, during the raining season the lake filles with 1m depth water sitting on 15m thick salt pans making one of the worlds most natural mirrors also creating the other name of this salt - The Salar de Uyuni
Producing a mild salt taste perfect to use as table salt
Strong 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 Bolivian salt harvested from the vast Salar de Uyuni high-altitude salt flats.
Flavour: A firm, clean saltiness from a remote desert deposit.
Common uses: Use in a grinder, crush in a mortar, or season everyday cooking at the table.
Pairs well with: Meat, vegetables, eggs, potatoes and South American dishes.
Compare with: A desert salt rather than a sea salt, with a story and mineral origin tied to the Salar de Uyuni.
Substitute: A clean coarse rock salt is the closest everyday replacement.
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 Salar de Uyuni sits around 3,700 metres above sea level and becomes a vast natural mirror during the rainy season.
Customer Reviews
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Our favourite salt
Not over salty almost mild….. and definitely pre plastic unlike modern sea salts
