434842 Sat Aug 25 07:18:38 -0700 2007 6 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2880276 I would like to buy some nice fleur de sel. Is there a brand that you recommend? Where do you buy yours? Sat Aug 25 07:18:38 -0700 2007 11227 nissenpa 1 2880806 my favorite brand is definitely "Reflets de France" (from Guérande), i usually ask friends who go to france to bring it for me so i don't know where to buy it here but there must be a place...maybe you could google it? Sat Aug 25 11:49:10 -0700 2007 2880276 120827 LRS 1 2882512 I have a new favorite fleur de sel called Pangasinan Sweet, from the Philippines. This discovery comes to a big fan of the classic fleur de sels from Brittany, France. I have some from Guérande, Ile de Ré, and Ile de Noirmoutier that are great, though my Ile de Ré is from a very small producer and is probably the most elegant. However, Pangasinan is, in some ways, in another category. The physical qualities of a Brittany fleur de sel is there: high moisture content giving the salt a soft and supple body, enough trace minerals to lend mildness, and nice, irregular granular crystals to give complexity. But the family resemblance stops there. Where Brittany salts have a minerally, briny, and slightly sharp flavor, Pangasinan Sweet is round, warm, and faintly sweet. In addition the crystals can be somewhat larger, but are also very jumbled and complex, making for a spectacular crunch. This sea salt brings great depth and richness to anything suitable for finishing with fleur de sel: cheeses, veggies, fish, meats, pastas, etc. People freak out when they taste it for the first time. --Mark Bitterman, Selmelier at The Meadow Sun Aug 26 08:30:05 -0700 2007 2880276 122215 selmelier 2 3173367 Any place to find this on-line? I'm trying to buy some for holiday gifts... Sun Dec 02 15:48:20 -0800 2007 2882512 56490 foxy fairy 3 3173519 apparently you can only but it at his website. I just googled it. Sun Dec 02 16:52:10 -0800 2007 3173367 60805 cmarie 1 4082957 My favorite fleur de sels are Pangasinan Star from the Philippines (sweet and lofty textured) and Fleur de Sel de l'Ile de Re (the briny classic with a delicate, fine crystals). Both are available at The Meadow. atthemeadow.com Sun Oct 05 09:06:48 -0700 2008 2880276 122215 selmelier 1 4084094 we love Artisan fumee de Sel Chardonnay Oak Smoked sea salt. You won't believe this one, but we found it at the flea market grocery for $1 and obviously bought all they had. Retail is between $19 and $25. Google and you will find it. it is wonderful Sun Oct 05 19:29:13 -0700 2008 2880276 123710 pepperqueen