Best Sea Salt

I often hear the question, "What's the best sea salt?" or "Which SALTOPIA salt should I use for this recipe?" The answer is typically the same again and again. My response is, "Whichever one you'd like as long as you enjoy the flavor combinations!" 

Is there really a best sea salt option?

Yes, there’s always a selection that may be better than any other, of course! However, it’s really based on a personal preference. For example, I absolutely LOVE garlic! Anything with garlic in it has my name on it. I even attend annual garlic festivals to enjoy all sorts of garlic creations. I’ve tried chocolate covered, roasted garlic cloves on lollipop sticks! It was interesting to say the least! However, garlic aside, it’s always a good idea to understand how flavor combinations will interact within recipes. Let’s say you are working on a recipe that super savory and rich, pairing it with a sweeter or acidic infused sea salt cuts back some of the richness, giving it a more complex flavor overall. The contrast in flavor creates a balance that is truly enjoyable. It’s what Chefs learn in culinary school as a core value.

Here’s an excellent example of a recipe for Salmon using a sweeter SALTOPIA infused sea salt, ORANGE YOU TASTY.

Not a fan of fish? Here’s another great recipe to try for pork loin that combo’s the wonderful world of savory and sweet using SALTOPIA’s SUGAR SHACK maple infused sugar and MOUTH FULL OF MAGIC, our best-selling garlic salt.

I always recommend enjoying a flavor you love while combining it with the recipes ingredients that go well with the flavor. Here’s a quick list of other ideas to get your creative juices flowing:

Homemade Pizza

• Try our habanero infused sea salt for a spicy twist, adding HOT HEAD as a finishing salt.
• Our Italian herbs and garlic is also a wonderful pizza partner, add KITCHEN’S KEEPER before baking.
• Want to walk on the wild side? Sprinkle JET LAWLESS over a hot pizza for pineapple, coconut, garlic & cloves!

Grilled Skirt Steak (or strip steak, London broil)

• CABIN FEVER never fails a great steak! This marvelous smoked hickory blend offers the perfect balance to any steak. Rub the steaks with this infusion before grilling, then add an extra pinch just before serving.
• SALTOPIA’s KOREAN BBQ infused salt is another amazing sweet and yet savory combination perfect for steak lovers. The brown sugar combined with traditional Korean herbs and spices creates that unmistakable flavor. Rub the steaks with this infusion before grilling, then add an extra pinch just before serving to kick up the flavor.
• Truffle salts are always a home run for a decadent dinner! SALTOPIA’s truffle infused sea salts are the real deal straight from Italy! Brush the steaks with olive oil and finish with either our white or black truffle infusions for a pinch of perfection.

Rimming Cocktails

• For a traditional margarita, shoot for our lemon or lemon and lime infusions! FISH FACE is a pure lemon flavor making it a gorgeous salt boasting with flavor before the drink even hits the tongue. TWISTED SISTAZ offers a remarkable burst of lime with the lemon twist. Either way, you can’t lose.
• Raspberry martini? Yes, please! But only if it’s rimmed with SALTOPIA’s lemon cheesecake infused sugar.
• A Bloody Mary is my go-to for Sunday brunch. I love rimming my glass with HOLY MOLY, a slightly less spicy but robust infusion. While I also make sure SALTOPIA’s JALAPENO PAPRIKA infusion is available for guests who want extra spice. Adding either flavor to the actual drink as well as the rim is a bonus!

Hopefully some of these ideas will begin to trigger a world of flavor filled fun for your kitchens! Enjoy every pinch and be adventurous. There are really no better salts than the ones you prefer with your creations.