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2x Sal de Añana sal mineral de manantial - Cube 3,5kg
Instead of €44.00
Spring salt obtained from the evaporation of water from the brine obtained from the spring. 2x
The salt crystals produced in the Añana Salt Valley are renowned for their purity, the result of a traditional process and the origin of the raw material. The brine, created naturally when freshwater flows through seams of solid salt over 200 million years old, is harvested by hand by the salt workers.
The salt crystals, known as salt flowers, gradually grow under the effect of the sun and wind before falling and being collected. The benefits of Añana salt have been internationally recognised since 1851. The salt workers received an honourable mention and a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition in London.
As well as being produced in a cultural landscape rich in history, this salt is beneficial to health thanks to its natural balance of minerals and trace elements. What's more, its ability to enhance the flavour of food means that less salt can be used to achieve the desired taste.
One of the main economic drivers of the del Valle Salado is the production of salt of the highest quality. Given the characteristics and unique character of the landscape, the salt industry aims to produce a natural, ecological, high-quality salt that rivals the best traditional salt mines on the market. This is why Añana salt is considered one of the best in the world.
The Valle Salado in the town of Salinas de Añana, in Alava, Basque Country, is an unusual landscape in the process of recovery, made up of thousands of platforms or threshing floors, canals, wells and warehouses. Añana salt is the result of the natural evaporation of brine from springs, and its crystallization is the fruit of three factors: the sun, the wind and the traditional techniques of the salt-makers.