Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 >>>>>>>Celtic sea salt is from France. Brittany, France to be specific. It's actually not mined from deposits, but " farmed " by french salt " farmers " who channel the ocean water into clay lined ponds and allow it to dry in the sun. They use wooden rake-like tools to harvest the dried salt from the clay ponds. It's my understanding that most of the very distinct gray color (of celtic and some other types) comes from the clay. ----> yep! the one i got says it's harvested in france. it claims to contain over 80 different minerals! i'm liking the clay part (always had a thing for clay...) Suze Fisher Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 I think the only brand being sold as " Celtic Sea Salt " is from the Grain and Salt Society, and Celtic is actually part of their brand name, so when people refer to Celtic salt they're usually talking about that brand. Eden sells some harvested from the same area of the coast of France, and they call it " Brittany Sea Salt " (they also have some called Atlantic Sea Salt that is harvested in Portugal, and is sea-water washed to make it more white). I compared analyses from Celtic and Eden Brittany salt, and Celtic does indeed have more trace minerals and less NaCl. The difference was slight but present, I don't know if there is a different harvesting or processing method that could account for the difference. I don't know how Lima compares to those two in terms of a chemical analysis, but as far as taste, I find Celtic to be much better than Lima, with Eden somewhere in between the two (tasting it plain, side-by-side). All are far superior to table salt, of course. Has anyone tried unrefined sea salts from other areas? There is some red Hawaiin salt and some that's black from another area I can't remember right now (maybe Hawaii, too). Salt harvesting is or was worldwide. It would be interesting to compare more kinds. A digression - if you're wondering why it's called Celtic salt when it comes from France, the Brittany region of France is considered a Celtic area, it was settled by the Celts ages ago and still retains a lot of that culture - the Celts were not limited to the British aisles, but had (have) an influence throughout Europe. I think they came to Brittany, France via Britain, and that's why the region is called Brittany. According to what I've read, no one is really sure where the Celts originated as a tribe, but they spread far and wide, and had their most dominant influence in Britain and Ireland. Aubin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 >>>>> I don't know how Lima compares to those two in terms of a chemical analysis, but as far as taste, I find Celtic to be much better than Lima, with Eden somewhere in between the two (tasting it plain, side-by-side). All are far superior to table salt, of course. *****this reminds me, i *really* find the celtic sea salt (yes, from the grain and salt society) tasty! what a treat after a lifetime of boring ol' table salt... Suze Fisher Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 At 04:11 PM 6/25/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Eden sells some harvested from the same >area of the coast of France, and they call it " Brittany Sea Salt " >(they also have some called Atlantic Sea Salt that is harvested in >Portugal, and is sea-water washed to make it more white). I >compared analyses from Celtic and Eden Brittany salt, and >Celtic does indeed have more trace minerals and less NaCl. >The difference was slight but present, I don't know if there is a >different harvesting or processing method that could account for >the difference. How about washing the clay away? Clay has a bunch of minerals in it too, which would affect the mineral content of the salt ... Heidi Schuppenhauer Trillium Custom Software Inc. heidis@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 --- In @y..., " aubinparrish " <aubinparrish@y...> > A digression - if you're wondering why it's called Celtic salt when > it comes from France, the Brittany region of France is considered > a Celtic area, it was settled by the Celts ages ago and still > retains a lot of that culture - the Celts were not limited to the > British aisles, but had (have) an influence throughout Europe. I > think they came to Brittany, France via Britain, and that's why the > region is called Brittany. > > According to what I've read, no one is > really sure where the Celts originated as a tribe, but they spread > far and wide, and had their most dominant influence in Britain > and Ireland. I'm reaching way back here (and doing some verification and filling in of details online) and contributing to the digression. :-) I believe the migration went the other way. The gaels (as in gaelic, gallic, gaul, galicia, and galatia) moved from the region of spain and france across the channel into the british isles. The gaels were celtic, but the celts were not necessarily all gaels since there was more than one celtic group. There seem to have been two main branches: the Hallstat and the La Tene. I believe the gaels were a part of the La Tene branch. They (the celts in general) are believed to have originated as a culture in central europe (switzerland, austria). Some sources seem to dispute that and point to an earlier culture in southeastern europe near turkey or kazakstan. Sorry for the tangent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 --- In @y..., Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@t...> wrote: > How about washing the clay away? Clay has a bunch of minerals in > it too, which would affect the mineral content of the salt ... It probably is something like that, although the Eden brand looked equally gray compared to Celtic. Maybe they just didn't get as sensitive or detailed and analysis. Aubin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 > I'm reaching way back here (and doing some verification and filling > in of details online) and contributing to the digression. :-) > I believe the migration went the other way. Thanks . Very interesting. So, is Britain called that as a result of settlers from Brittany, then, and not the other way around? Or are the two names related in some other way, or not related at all? Rhetorical question, as this is getting seriously off-topic. Aubin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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