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Minerals from the sea and forest<br>
Taste the whole salt
Salt master Inoue Yuzen traveled all over Japan and chose Yuya Bay in Yamaguchi Prefecture as the place where he could produce the ideal salt.
It is an ocean surrounded by forests where about 80% of the virgin forest remains untouched by human hands. Since the days of the Choshu clan, it has been protected as a fish-producing forest, and as a result, the natural ecosystem remains, there is a wide variety of plants, and it is rich in natural minerals.
The minerals from the forest flow down two long rivers and into the sea with the rain, and mix with the minerals from the sea in the brackish bay. This creates salt with a rich, nutritious flavor that is rich in minerals from the sea and forest. It has a strong umami flavor that enhances the delicious taste of ingredients.
HOW TO MADE
The balance of ocean minerals<br>
Just add salt.<br>
The meticulous craftsmanship of salt
Yuzen, who boils the salt, aims to incorporate the "mineral balance of ancient oceans" that is essential for the human body, which was born from the sea, directly into his salt .
First, the seawater is slowly concentrated in a multi-story salt field using the heat of the sun and the wind, leaving behind trace minerals.
After that, the bittern, which is the main component of magnesium and is the cause of bitterness and other unpleasant flavors, is removed. The amount of bittern varies depending on the timing of the boiling, so Yuzen judges it using his five senses. The amount of bittern is further removed delicately during the "aging" process.
And the most important step is turning the salt over . The minerals contained in the salt, such as calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium, crystallize at different times and rise to the boil in layers. Therefore, by turning the salt over evenly and mixing the various mineral components, we aim to achieve the mineral balance of the ancient seas.