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La production du sel de Guérande se fait manuellement, exactement comme dans la période Néolithique. Try sprinkling a little on top of butter at the table, or serving a little bowl alongside bread and olive oil.
Grâce à une succession de bassins favorisant l’évaporation de l’eau, le sel contenu dans l’eau de mer se concentre jusqu’à cristalliser et permettre sa récolte. Le sel de Guérande n’étant pas raffiné, il contient un proportion plus élevée en sels minéraux et oligoéléments que du sel de table. Instead, in the Guerande the sea water passes through several kilometres of clay lined channels and pools. The many artifacts from the Gallo-Roman age demonstrates that Guérande had been home to many groups.Si le sel de Guérande pourtant 100 % naturel ne peut obtenir, en l’état de la réglementation, de label bio, il est le seul sel marin en France à bénéficier du Label rouge pour ses qualités gustatives et nutritives.
After the sack of Guérande by the troops of Louis of Spain in 1342 during the War of Succession of Brittany, the city began to build a rampart in the following year of 1343. The little white pyramids of salt are shaped by the “new generation” salt farmers who perpetuate an ancestral skill.
According to the classification established by the INSEE in 1999, Guérande is now classified as an urban district, 1 out of 9 forming the urban area of Saint-Nazaire.
Salterns are sites where the salt workers collect approximately 15,000 tons of cooking salt a year, and approximately 300 tons of Fleur de sel or flower of salt.
On le récoltait déjà à l'âge de fer, c'est-à-dire à la naissance des premières villes et des premiers États celtiques ! fr suit les tendances et l'actualité de la destination pour vous parler d'une France qui innove et revisite ses traditions. Guérande salt" and "Guérande fleur de sel" obtained a protected geographical indication (PGI) in 2012, providing consumers with a guarantee of its origin and quality. Starchy additions (unseasoned pulses and raw potato slices cooked with your dish) also bind salt well retrospectively. Popular with top chefs, it adds a special touch to many dishes and even desserts (particularly with caramel).