Chefs 'n' cooks: Have you tried Maldon salt from England?

[Bluebear]

I have recently discovered this sea salt from England. It's delicious, totally different from table salt! That is all. Thank you.

[Sabriel]

1. Spring for the Fleur de Sel from the Ise de Re in France

I poo-poo'd all those articles and people who told me about Fleur de Sel...until I tried some myself. Wow! On fresh veggies, especially corn on the cob, there's nothing else like it. It's expensive, but I don't use it often or a lot of it.
Sabriel

[Bluebear]

2. I must try it

That's how I found Maldon, people raved about it and I said "salt? no way"...I use it exclusively at the table now. I use the iodized table stuff to cook pasta or whatever but always sea salt at the table. I will look for Fleur de sel...thanks~!

[Sabriel]

3. Williams-Sonoma carries it, but they're GOP donors, I believe.

Try Whole Foods, also, or order online.

[elfin]

4. You must read "Salt" by Kurlansky -

Unbelievable that this substance was THE most coveted material in ALL of world history until about 100 years ago. His last chapter deals with the latest mini-trend in artisan salts like the ones mentioned in these posts.

I higly recommend this book for fascinating non-fiction reading.

[Bluebear]

5. I believe people were paid in salt at once time!

The word "salary" evolves from the word for salt!

P.S. on edit, thanks for the tip!