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Old 01-28-2005, 08:21 AM   #42 (permalink)
Tophat665
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Originally Posted by wolf
fleur de sel - it is a special sea salt from Reunion Island in France. It is only harvested once per year and for only for a period of a few weeks. It has a very salty taste and it a little damp to the touch. It is expensive to say the least. I found some in a specialty store once, but haven't been able to find it since.

It is a finishing salt, not something you cook with, it is really good on steak and chicken.
Try penzeysspices.com. I think I remember seeing this stuff in one of their catalogs.
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