Flower Salt in a Ceramic Pot

Colorful Flower Salt like a Tyrolean summer meadow

The Colorful Flower Salt from Essenz der Alpen is a pan-boiled Alpine salt from Hall in Tyrol, refined with edible cornflower, rose, and marigold petals. Not a ground industrial salt, nor merely a decorative salt – but pure craftsmanship from natural brine that brings color to your plate.

Colorful Flower Salt brings the power of the Austrian Alps and a trio of edible flowers into your kitchen; it is a non-iodized Alpine salt, hand-skimmed by Johanna Jenewein in the Tyrolean pan saltern. Cornflower, rose, and marigold dot the coarse white crystals with blue, pink, and orange, making every pinch look like a small Alpine meadow in late summer. Let yourself be surprised by how much summer is packed into a single 80 g salt pot.

First the eyes, then the palate

The Colorful Flower Salt seasons mildly and purely, while the hand-picked blossoms primarily delight the eyes and contribute a delicate floral nuance without overpowering the clean salt flavor.

In the pot, the blue cornflowers, pink rose petals, and orange marigolds glow against the white flakes – floral, delicate, and summery. And yes, you can eat the flowers without worry; they are hand-picked and edible. On the plate, the salt flavor remains clear and subtle, the blossoms provide the splashes of color, and the salt provides the seasoning. This is how a simple pinch on light-colored tableware becomes a small eye-catcher.

The splash of color on light dishes

The flower salt looks best as a finish over salad, cream cheese, or light fish; it is best sprinkled on just before serving so the colors shine.

Avocado toast, goat cheese with honey, a summer tomato soup, or the rim of an aperitif glass are perfect for these crystals. The colorful crystals also add joy to green asparagus, grilled vegetables, burrata, or a creamy panna cotta. If you prefer it pure for cooking, reach for the fine Alpine Fleur de Sel and keep the colorful crystals for the finale on the plate. You can find more varieties among our salt specialties.

Hand-skimmed by Johanna in the pan

In her small pan saltern in Hall in Tyrol, Johanna Jenewein has been boiling Alpine natural brine since 2020 until salt crystals form on the surface.

It all started with a simple question – why get sea salt from the oceans when there is an ancient, uncontaminated salt from the primordial sea stored deep beneath the Austrian Alps? From this natural brine, the salt is gently heated in a pan so that, depending on temperature, time, and airflow, the crystals grow sometimes finer, sometimes coarser.

Skimmed by hand, dried, and mixed with the three flowers, the 100% non-iodized natural salt comes in a reusable 80 g ceramic pot. This way, every batch remains, a good 5 years after the first boiling attempts, a little piece of craftsmanship where no two grains are exactly alike.

"Salt is the most valuable ingredient in your kitchen," explains Johanna, "the secret ingredient that defines the character of a dish." We see it exactly the same way.

The empty ceramic pot stays in use

Only sprinkle the colorful crystals over your dishes at the end so that the color and blossoms are preserved, and keep the pot in a dry, tightly closed place. Once the salt is used up, give the ceramic pot a second life as a small storage container or as a mini baking mold.

Attractively packaged, the Colorful Flower Salt is a fine gift for birthdays or simply as a thoughtful gesture. Feel free to browse through the other pan salts from Essenz der Alpen or the festive Holiday Salt. Bringing a piece of Tyrol to your table is that simple.