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Saltverk - Flaky Sea Salt
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About Saltverk
- Based in
- Reykjanes, Westfjords, Iceland
- Founded
- 2011
- Known for
- geothermally produced Icelandic flaky sea salt
In the 18th century the Danish king set up salt production in Iceland, and it stopped a few decades later. Bjorn Steinar founded Saltverk in 2011 to bring salt making back, at Reykjanes, near Ísafjörður in the remote Westfjords.
Geothermal energy is the only power used. Seawater from the fjord is pumped into open pans and preheated with hot geyser water from the springs of Reykjanes until it becomes a brine of 17 to 20 percent salinity. The brine is boiled until white crystals appear on the surface, then the pan is drained and the salt is dried and hand harvested.
Alongside its flaky sea salt, Saltverk also makes flavored salts.
Saltverk questions
How is Saltverk salt made?
Seawater from a fjord in Iceland's Westfjords is pumped into open pans and heated only with geothermal energy, using hot water from the springs of Reykjanes. As water evaporates, the seawater turns into brine, a very salty liquid of 17 to 20 percent salt. Further boiling makes white crystals form on the surface and sink, and those are drained, dried and hand harvested as large pyramid-shaped flakes.
How do you use flaky sea salt like Saltverk?
The large, dry flakes shatter between your fingers and dissolve on contact, and Saltverk describes them as lighter and more airy than table salt. Saltverk lists finishing among their uses and pairs them with steak, eggs, roast vegetables, seafood, pasta and even dark chocolate.
