Fleur de sel in a ceramic pot

Fleur de Sel in a ceramic jar, the turquoise icon of Ibiza

Sal de Ibiza Fleur de Sel in the turquoise ceramic jar is the brand's classic product: hand-harvested sea salt from the Ses Salines Natural Park, mild and fine – includes a porcelain spoon, refillable, a top seller since 2004.

The Fleur de Sel in the ceramic jar is the heart of Sal de Ibiza – the very product with which Berliner Daniel Witte launched the brand in 2004, and still its undisputed number one today. Inside the turquoise little pot with a cork lid waits hand-harvested sea salt from the salt pans of Ibiza: mild, fine, and delicately crunchy on the tongue.

Perhaps this is the best explanation for its success: this salt turns a simple movement into a small ritual – lid off, little spoon in, crystals sprinkled over. Whoever seasons this way automatically cooks more attentively, tastes more consciously, and eats more slowly.

The flower of salt, harvested by hand

Fleur de Sel is the wafer-thin top layer that only forms during sea salt production under the best conditions: plenty of sun, low humidity, and a steady, light breeze. Barely 1 percent of the total salt harvest consists of these fragile crystals – they are skimmed off by hand before they can sink to the bottom of the salt pans.

It is harvested in the Parque Natural de Ses Salines in the south of Ibiza, where salt has been extracted for more than 2,700 years – the salt pans have been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999. The result tastes mild, rounded, and like the sea, without any bitterness.

Finishing salt for the table, not for the cooking water

Fleur de Sel never goes into the cooking water – it is used for seasoning at the very end, directly on the plate: over a soft-boiled breakfast egg, on fried potatoes, grilled vegetables, pan-seared meat, or sliced tomatoes with good olive oil. The small white porcelain spoon doses the crystals, and the jar looks great on any table.

And when the little pot is empty, its work has only just begun: with the refill bag, you can fill it up again and again. For on-the-go and as a greeting from the kitchen, the icon is also available in a mini ceramic jar.

A word on shelf life, because it is often asked: Fleur de Sel relies on its delicate residual moisture – in a ceramic jar with a cork lid, this is preserved, and if stored in a cool, dry, and dark place, it lasts practically indefinitely. If the crystals ever clump together, a press with the little spoon is all it takes: loosen, sprinkle, enjoy.

From Ibiza to Berlin and onto the tables of Europe

Since autumn 2003, Daniel Witte has been bringing the white gold of the Balearic Islands to Germany; the turquoise ceramic jar followed in 2004, turning a salt into a brand. The history of the salt pans goes back much further, of course: as early as 1235, the island was selling around 25,000 tons of salt a year, and in 1871, the salt pans changed hands for the equivalent of 9.15 million euros – salt on Ibiza was always more than just a seasoning.

The jar makes a particularly good gift for almost any occasion: for a housewarming with bread, for a birthday, as a guest gift for a barbecue – beautiful enough to give as a gift, good enough for daily use. You can find more salt flowers from all over the world in our Fleur de Sel & Flor de Sal category, and the entire island assortment on the Sal de Ibiza page. One little spoonful, and summer is at the table!