Of
the many condiments used,
natural sea salt is one of the most basic. Used correctly and from an
impeccable source, this salt possesses the power to rejuvenate, provide
renewed energy and offer a higher resistance to infections and bacterial
disease.
When
one is discussing the merits of salt and health
it is refined salt, which is biologically damaging, unnatural and
contains chemicals. As many as 82 trace minerals and essential
macronutrients are removed in the industrial process leaving you with
simply a single compound of harsh on the palate sodium and chloride.
What
we should be aiming at is using clean natural sea salt
this has all the trace elements found in minute quantities in seawater. These trace elements are like links in a chain, if you miss one
the whole suffer. Therefore each of these nutrients plays a role in
safeguarding good health.
The
home of Khoisan and how the sea salt is harvested.
The Khoisan Trading Company is found besides the shores of St. Helena Bay near the
Berg river besides the icy Atlantic on the West Coast where the climate
is perfect for the formation of salt crystals, and where you have strong
unpolluted winds and months of hot dry weather allowing for high
evaporation more so than anywhere else on the South African coast.
In
an age old tradition,
the natural sea salt from special pans are hand-harvested about every
three days between November and April each year and during this time a
limited amount of crystals are harvest daily as caviar salt, perfect for
grinders.
Simply
the salt crystals are hand-harvested,
washed in sea brine, ladled out and placed in baskets to drain. To dry
the salt it is placed in baskets lined with gauze in a drying room where
the salt is gently dried. It is then sifted for impurities. The salt is
not subjected to intense heat nor are there harsh artificial additives
used.
