Sel De La Terre


The latest in epicurean cooking can be found at the Hampton Salt Company with its amazing collection of all-natural, raw, flavor-infused, and smoked salts. Established by openly gay Salt Merchant Peter Pierce, the company brings gourmands an unlimited number of natural salts from exotic locations. “Each salt has different tastes, textures, and colors,” says Pierce. Hand-harvest- ed in France, Fleur de Sel has a subtle, delicate, crunchy taste. The Himalayan Pink is believed to be the purest salt found on earth. Mined from deep in the Himalayan mountainside, it is rich in iodine, which gives it the pink tint. The Ghost Pepper Salt from India and Mexico is made with naga jolokia, one of the hottest peppers in the world. The varieties of salts are packed in a black gift box. $9.99 and up. www.hamptonssalt.com