Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Artisanal Sea Salt
The everyday workhorse. Slow-crystallised and mineral-rich, raked by hand from the pans.
£9
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The salt
One for cooking. One for finishing.
Two salts from the same water in Figueira da Foz. The everyday grain, and the delicate crust.
Above the pans, low tide
Flor de Sal
The delicate crust skimmed from the surface of the water. Oceanic, crisp, for the moment before serving.
£14
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The salt mound, first rake
The Salty Duo
Both salts together. One to cook with, one to finish with, boxed as a pair.
£20
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Natural
Evaporated by sun and wind. Nothing forced.
Nothing added
No anti-caking agents. No additives of any kind.
Mineral-rich
Magnesium, calcium and the trace minerals of the sea.
A pinch above the rest.
From the salt pans of Figueira da Foz. Mineral-rich, slow-crystallised, hand-harvested. The salt that makes every ingredient better.
Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Magnesium-rich, mineral-dense, and hand-harvested.
The salt makes ingredients sing.
It enhances the flavours already present in your food.
The everyday grain
Slow-crystallised and raked by hand from the pans.
Best for[ seasoning as you cook — fill me in ]
Flor de sal
The delicate crust, skimmed from the surface of the water.
Best for[ the final pinch before serving — fill me in ]
Nature sets the pace: zero machines, zero shortcuts.
No artificial heating, no chemical processing.
Nothing added, nothing taken.
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Atlantic water in
Filtered through beds of sea algae on its way to the pans.
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Sun works at its pace
Slow evaporation under the sun, about a week to a full pan.
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Tending daily
Water levels managed and raked for even crystallisation.
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Harvesting weekly
Gathered into pyramids to dry, then carried to the warehouse.
Artisanal salt farmers, not salt factories.
Behind every grain, a farmer tending the pans from sunrise to sunset.
Hot summers, big family gatherings, and lots of delicious food.
A beautiful way of life
The joyful summer gatherings.
The joyful summer gatherings.
Sharing good food and good times.
The peace and quiet.
The dusk-to-dawn beauty of the region.
Worked here since the 11th century
To see the salt gardens glisten once again.
For centuries, the engine of this coast.
Now only a handful of producers remain.
Silva Salt is restoring old salt farms.
Buying from more producers in the region.
Bringing the salt gardens back to life.
Silva Kitchen
At our table there's always room for one more.
Recipes and ideas from the salt pans. A new world, opening this winter.
Recipe
Whole salt-baked celeriac
Interview
The chef who cooks with the tide
Journal
