Alaea salt

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ʻAlaea salt
Alaea salt is an unrefined sea salt that gets its brick red color from a Hawaiian volcanic clay called ʻalaea, composed of over 80 minerals and rich in iron oxide
Alternative namesHawaiian red salt
TypeSea salt
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateHawaii
Main ingredientsSalt
Ingredients generally usedRed ʻalaea volcanic clay

Alaea salt, alternatively referred to as Hawaiian red salt, is an unrefined

Islands
and beyond.

History

Paʻakai

ʻAlaea, a

poke, and pipikaula (Hawaiian jerky).[3] In the 19th century Hawaiians began producing large amounts of alaea salt using European salt making techniques and became a leading supplier to fishermen in the Pacific Northwest for curing salmon.[4][5]

It is claimed by one author that most alaea salt sold in the United States is produced in California, not in Hawaii.[6] True Hawaiian-made alaea salt is expensive[7] and before the rise of convenient Internet shopping was difficult to find elsewhere.

Colour

Alaea salt gets its characteristic brick red color from a volcanic Hawaiian clay called ʻalaea, which contains some 80 minerals and is rich in iron oxide.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hawaiian Dictionaries".
  2. ^ Schrambling, Regina (April 6, 2005). "Salt, that essential flavor" (fee required). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "Simply salt, in many variations". The Press Democrat. August 15, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  4. ISBN 0-8027-1373-4
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  5. ^ Kurlansky, Mark. pg. 405.
  6. ISBN 978-1-58008-262-4
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  7. ISBN 978-0-395-92616-1
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  8. ISBN 978-0-8248-1778-7
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