Earlier this week I reported on my visit to a depachika (or basement gourmet food hall) in a Tokyo department store. While I was there, I impulsively picked up a small, edible souvenir: a lump of pink rock salt.
But now that I'm home, I'm unsure of the best way to enjoy this tiny treasure. I'm wondering if there are any readers out there who might offer some advice...
You'll see by the top picture that it's a smallish nugget, a little bigger than a grape, but something short of an apricot. It's tinted a rich, salmon-y pink...
The salt comes packaged with its own fine-toothed stainless steel grater.
Good for for finishing summer salads maybe? What do you think?
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When you grate it does it retain it's color? Might look nice on white fish or rice.
Salmon sashimi with a tiny squirt of lemon juice and a sprinkle of freshly-grated pink salt. I also use mine over jicama or any other pale food, the color on that is so rich...it will definitely pop. I've even done it on vanilla ice cream with bananas.
here's a portland shop devoted to salt:
http://www.atthemeadow.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
i was there a couple weeks ago and they had himalayan salt blocks (probably similar) with loads of recommendations. their website should be helpful.
use it grated to sprinkle on these cookies: http://www.doriegreenspan.com/2009/02/tuesdays-with-dorie-world-peace-cookies.html
recipe can also be found here:
http://cookbookhabit.blogspot.com/2009/02/tuesdays-with-dorie-world-peace-cookies.html
Beautiful for rimming a cocktail. Mmmm.
These are all great suggestions everyone. Thanks so much!
Nora
what about on home made caramels
I've never seen anything like that! A friend brought us pink salt from Hawaii and I've wondered what to do with it.
My friend brought me back two big chunks of pink Himalayan salt from Tokyo, but mine didn't come with a grater. I haven't used it yet because I'm afraid it'll dull or scratch my rasp!
i second the caramel recommendation. you could also crush it in a mortar and pestle.