But another way to meet the body’s basic iodine needs
is with natural salt, as well as sea vegetables such as kelp, wakame and nori, the seaweed used for making sushi. While remaining mindful of our overall sodium intake, we can take wide-ranging pleasure in experimenting with many varieties of natural salt.
Salt Varieties Following are seven favorites that turn up time and again.
Black salt or kala namak is a pearly, pink-grey mineral salt from India, characterized by a strong, sulfurous taste.
Celtic sea salt, harvested from the salt flats of Northern France, is marked by a mellow flavor with a hint of sweetness; its crystals may be white, pink or grey.
Fleur de sel, the “flower of salt,” is considered the premier quality grey sea salt, with fine crystals, a crisp texture and a delicate flavor and aroma.
Grey salt, or sel gris, comes from evaporated sea water off the coast of Brittany, France; its unrefined crystals are purple-grey in color and have a fresh, light flavor.
Hawaiian black lava salt comprises a blend of sea salt and volcanic charcoal, prized for its dramatic color and smoky flavor.
Hawaiian red sea salt contains alaea, a volcanic clay that enriches the salt with iron oxide and gives it a distinctive pink color and mellow flavor.
Himalayan salt, a full-flavored salt, has traces of iron that give its crystals a soft pink glow. Once a year, Nepali workers harvest this salt from an ancient fossilized seabed.
While savoring salt in sensible quantities, remember that, “We eat with our eyes, too,” says Joachim. “We can appreci- ate the beautiful crystal structures of the different kinds of sal t s . They’re
astonishingly varied—large flakes and tiny grains; pyramids and delicate, flat chips. Like snowflakes, there’s an endless variety.”
Rallie McAllister is a medical doc- tor with master’s degrees in public health and envi-
ronmental health. She publishes as an author, syndi- cated columnist and co-founder of Mom-
myMDGuides.com, a
free website providing tips from integrative
physicians who are also mothers.
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