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fleur de selnoun
Floating salt crystals skimmed from the surface of evaporating ponds.
Etymology: fleur + de + sel; literally, “salt flower” or “salt blossom.”
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Fleur de sel
Fleur de sel ("flower of salt" in French; French pronunciation: [flœʁ də sɛl]) or flor de sal (also "flower of salt" in Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan) is a salt that forms as a thin, delicate crust on the surface of seawater as it evaporates. Fleur de sel has been collected since ancient times (it was mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his book Natural History), and was traditionally used as a purgative and salve. It is now used as a finishing salt to flavor and garnish food. The name comes from the flower-like patterns of crystals in the salt crust.
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Fleur de sel
Fleur de sel or flor de sal is a hand-harvested sea salt collected by workers who scrape only the top layer of salt before it sinks to the bottom of large salt pans. Traditional French fleur de sel is collected off the coast of Brittany, most notably in the town of Guérande, but also in Noirmoutier, Île de Ré and Camargue. Flor de sal also has a large production in Portugal, mostly in Aveiro District and in Algarve, being commercialized worldwide from the ancient salt production regions existing in this country, by traditional methods, with high certified quality standards. It is an artisanal food product. Due to its relative scarcity and its labor-intensive production, flor de sal is one of the most expensive salts. Spain also produces some high quality flor de sal in the Salinas d'Es Trenc on Mallorca island, and in the Salinas de la Trinidad in the Ebro Delta. Both salts are exported worldwide. Canada now produces high quality fleur de sel from the Pacific Ocean off Vancouver Island. Brazil has also started producing some flor de sal in the traditional salt-producing area of Mossoró, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, albeit not to the same standards as the European product, and iodized, as mandated by Brazilian law for all salt intended for direct human consumption.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fleur de sel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fleur de sel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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