Wild Blueberry Alaska Pure Sea Salt Wows the Peachy's Pantry Panelists!
When you think of sea salt, wild blueberries don't usually pop into mind. However, thanks to Alaska Pure Sea Salt, created by husband and wife team, Jim and Darcy Michener, Wild Blueberry Flake Salt is a reality!
The purplish-hued flakes make a great addition to desserts, salads, and fruits, as well as numerous other dishes. Made with pristine sea salt flakes from southeastern Alaska and infused with hand-picked wild blueberries from Alaska, these flakes are a true treat for the taste buds! I tried mine on top of vanilla gelato, and was blown away by just how delicious the result was! A must-try for any foodie!
Finding the perfect balance between sweet and salty is key to producing the most delicious flavors. Whenever I make a dessert, I try to add enough salt to achieve that balance. I recently made my own vanilla ice cream, and I decided to top it with some sea salt. When I saw Alaska Pure Wild Blueberry Flake Sea Salt, I knew this had to be my ice cream topping! I sprinkled just a bit over my ice cream and created a beautiful marriage of sweet and salty with a lovely hint of blueberry!
An intriguing ingredient from Alaska, and a new addition to the pantry: Wild Blueberry Flake Salt. It's a power-packed crystal salt with a hollow center that allows flavor to double when you use it. Experiment, use less than usual, and you'll be treated with a flavor that presents whole vistas of cooking as an adventure. From a happy accident, the Micheners have developed a company that uses our resources in a way that nature surely intended. As a simple ingredient, salt has become more than just a staple in our diets. It's a world of possibilities, and trying new things will bring that full bodied flavor of the Alaskan wild to your palate.
I love trying new things and I love salt. That is why I was so excited to try Alaska Pure Sea Salt Co.'s Wild Blueberry Salt. This unique flavor is unlike any salt you have ever tried before. The delicious fresh taste of salt from Alaska's gulf coast with the fresh taste of wild blueberries is out of this world. Try this with fish, dessert or baked goods. I sprinkled this tasty salt atop frozen bananas dipped in chocolate for a yummy frozen treat.
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Alaska Pure Sea Salt is handcrafted in Sitka, Alaska using sea water from the Gulf of Alaska - a pristine source second to none. Our salt making process took seven years to perfect. We enlisted the advice of three James Beard Award winning chefs before bringing it to market. The light delicate texture of the pyramidal flake brings a pleasing crunch when added to food and the flavor is gentle, not assertive. Alaska Pure Sea Salt finishes cleanly on the palate with absolutely no metallic or bitter aftertaste. Using Alaska waters to make the first finishing flake salt from the Americas makes our salt unique, but the flavor, texture, quality and consistency of Alaska Pure Sea Salt makes it outstanding.
Alaska Pure Wild Blueberry Sea Salt is a product of the careful blending of wild handpicked blueberries from the forests of Alaska with our Original Sitka Flake salt. It brightens up almost all desserts from chocolate tortes to fruit sorbet and adds a fun punch of color. Try with salads, fruit and wild game such as duck or venison
Alaska Pure Sea Salt Co. started early one morning in April of 2000 in a remote Alaska cabin. While celebrating our first anniversary, we woke to find salt forming on the surface of a pan of sea water we’d left on the wood stove. We were intrigued.
Each spring, we return to the same cabin to celebrate the last year and plan for the next. One evening, while sitting by the campfire, we realized we could not resist this discovery and had to create more salt. We were committed.
Back home in Sitka, Alaska, we spent years lugging jugs of sea water up a steep harbor ramp. We survived backaches, headaches, and probably could have used some marriage counseling. We experimented, tested, and refined batch after batch. Finally, we created the right balance of science and artisanship that resulted in the perfect flake salt.
It didn’t take long to gain the support of some of the nation’s best chefs. We felt like proud beaming parents. Now, we are even more proud to offer it to you.
Alaska Pure Sea Salt is created with a passion for great food, wild places, the pristine Alaska waters and, of course, each other. We hope you enjoy our salt with as much enthusiasm and we have producing it.
Jim & Darcy Michener
