Flaky Sea Salt – 250g

Saltverk Sea Salt Flakes in a bulk box for everyday use

Saltverk Flaky Sea Salt in the 250-gram carton consists of Icelandic salt flakes for those who prefer to season with their fingers every day. Hand-harvested using geothermal energy, pyramid-shaped, and crunchy – the standard work size from the small manufactory in the Westfjords.

The Saltverk Sea Salt Flakes in the 250-gram carton are the same pure sea salt as in the small jar, just in a size for heavy salt users: boiled in Reykjanes in the Icelandic Westfjords, using exclusively the energy of hot springs, and harvested by hand. Once you start seasoning with flakes, you rarely go back – this pack is designed for exactly that.

A flake that seasons slowly, layer by layer

Paper-thin, hollow, and pyramid-shaped, the crystals crumble under light finger pressure and release their seasoning slowly – clear, mild, and mineral-rich, with no bitterness. This very slowness is what makes flaky salt so rewarding: it seasons more precisely than fine salt from a shaker.

The flavor bears the signature of the North Atlantic; many professional chefs call it umami-deep. It is no wonder that this salt from the Westfjords sits on the spice racks of houses like Noma in Copenhagen.

Compared to a mill, the flake has two advantages: you feel the quantity between your fingers instead of counting turns, and the crystals remain visible on the dish instead of disappearing into it. Experience shows that those who switch from fine table salt to flakes season more consciously – and often better in the end.

In the kitchen, at the table, and in the oven

The carton is the "kitchen size": fill a bowl next to the stove, keep the rest sealed, refill, done. When cooking, the flake is added at the end – over braised vegetables, roasted meat, or tomatoes with olive oil.

Storage is simple: keep in a dry place, close the carton tightly, done – salt does not spoil, it just waits. A small ceramic bowl with a lid next to the stove is the perfect way to keep it handy; simply refill when the bottom becomes visible, which takes a while even for us.

Bakers love these flakes on focaccia and pretzels, where they remain visible and add a crunchy shine. On chocolate cookies, sprinkled on just before baking, they have the same effect – salty meets sweet, crunchy meets soft. For smaller households, there is the 90-gram jar, and the entire family of flakes can be found under Saltverk Flakes.

From Reykjanes, where geothermal energy heats the pans

Björn Steinar Jónsson revived salt production in the Westfjords in 2011 – using a 17th-century method that had been used there until the Laki eruption of 1783 ended production. Today, 97-degree hot spring water heats the open pans in which the seawater slowly evaporates.

“To create something that people here can be proud of” – that is how Björn describes his motivation for working in a region where whales swim past the window. It is harvested by hand, dried, sorted, and packed; nothing is added.

The fact that this small manufactory 400 kilometers from Reykjavík found its way into the world is also thanks to the chefs: in 2017, DILL in Reykjavík earned Iceland's first Michelin star – Saltverk was in that kitchen from the very beginning, and the feedback from the pros is still incorporated into every batch today.

The carton lasts for many weeks with daily use. You can find more from Iceland at Saltverk, for example, the Arctic Thyme Salt with arctic thyme. Stock up, season your everyday life!