334930 Tue Oct 17 20:52:30 -0700 2006 8 31 Home Cooking 0 1952802 I recently received a jar of Fleur de sel. Do any of you have any suggestions on how I might use it or even specific recipes that utilize its flavor? Tue Oct 17 20:52:30 -0700 2006 43622 JenBoes 1 1952843 We tend to use it in "topical applications" for lack of a better term. Meaning that we'll use it sprinkled over vegetables, or salads or anything where you salt the food at serving. I use other salts for cooking (like in pasta water, vegetable water, soups etc). Tue Oct 17 21:05:30 -0700 2006 1952802 29114 WineWidow 1 1952854 Definitely don't waste it by cooking with it! It's great sprinkled on just about anything right before eating. I keep a tiny dish of it on the table so that people can help themselves. Tue Oct 17 21:08:15 -0700 2006 1952802 11995 pikawicca 1 1952896 I agree 100% with pikawicca. Don't ever cook with it, because it'll be a waste of money...it will just taste like every other salt. However when it is used as a finishing salt (used after cooking) it tends to have its own distinctive taste and flavor. I love it sprinkled over heirloom tomatoes but unfortunately the season is over. It's good served as a condiment with the meats from a pot au feu or sprinkled on cooked veggies or perhaps even a simple salad. I love to sprinkle it on my french fries (: Tue Oct 17 21:16:53 -0700 2006 1952802 24546 bitsubeats 1 1953039 Thanks for the great input!! Tue Oct 17 21:48:59 -0700 2006 1952802 43622 JenBoes 1 1953210 Fleur De Sel and caramels are a perfect pair. Sprinkle a bit on top of each cut caramel or sprinkle the salt on after you dip the caramels in melted chocolate (before chocolate hardens). Tue Oct 17 22:57:56 -0700 2006 1952802 10670 chocolate chick 2 1953229 I bake a very fudgy brownie with dulce de luche added the last few minutes of baking. When they are cooled, I press some fleur de sel into the caramel. YUM! Tue Oct 17 23:03:51 -0700 2006 1953210 15394 bostonfoodie111 2 1953266 There was just a whole NYTimes article on salt and caramel. Made it sound AMAZING. I haven't had a chance to try it yet. Tue Oct 17 23:15:26 -0700 2006 1953210 26357 SuzMiCo 1 1953383 In Montreal, I buy these lovely little chocolates topped with fleur de sel (at les chocolats de chloes)... It's a great foil to sweets! and more ideas: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/find/results?search=fleur+de+sel Tue Oct 17 23:59:37 -0700 2006 1952802 14871 maviris