The most expensive salt in the world, the process is extremely elaborate

This is a luxury product, costing over $100 per 240g jar. When looking at the process, everyone has to admit that this price is too good.

Perhaps many people think that pink Himalayan salt is the most expensive, that is, they have not heard of other luxury salts. In fact, there are many expensive and very strange salts, little known such as soybean salt, Kilauea Onyx salt as black as charcoal, but at the top of this list is Amethyst Bamboo salt.

This is a Korean type of bamboo salt, made by filling bamboo tubes with sea salt, wrapping it with clay, and baking it in bamboo 9 times in a traditional kiln. It was a complicated process that took a whole month to complete. All steps are done by hand. Therefore, it is not uncommon for it to be sold for over $ 100 a bottle (equivalent to 2.3 million dong).

Bamboo salt has been a part of Korean culture for hundreds of years, but bamboo salt baked 9 times only dates back to the 20th century. Before that, salt was baked in bamboo 2-3 times. However, later it was discovered that if you bake it many more times, the bamboo essence will penetrate more salt, the impurities are filtered out, creating a purest salt on the planet.

Bamboo Salt Amethyst Bamboo is used from 3-year-old young bamboo trees, with one end open, filled with sea salt taken from the west coast of Korea, then sealed with special ceramic clay. Next, it is put into a kiln and baked over a pine wood fire at a temperature close to the melting point of salt (800 degrees Celsius).

As the bamboo heats up, the oil that flows from the wood is absorbed into the salt, creating a distinctive aroma that has healthful properties. After 14-15 hours of continuous baking, the bamboo tubes turn into charcoal, leaving only lumps of salt. Next, people will grind the salt and put it into the bamboo tubes again. This process is repeated 8 more times.

The 9th firing process is a little different, as the salt is now baked at around 1,000 degrees Celsius, causing the salt and bamboo to completely melt. The mixture is then poured into molds and left to solidify for several days. Salt is like rock, which is then broken down by hand, packaged and sold. This final stage of the process is the hardest, as one mistake can lead to wasted 30 – 50 days of hard work.

Amethyst Bamboo Bamboo Salt has an amethyst-like color, is said to be the purest salt in the world and has the highest mineral content.

Some people praise Amethyst Bamboo for its distinctive taste and believe it can cure many ailments.

Although scientific studies have yet to prove the health benefits of consuming Amethyst Bamboo salt, proponents of this luxury product believe it can help aid digestion and improve health. oral cavity, reduce inflammation. Some even claim that it has anti-cancer effects.

Whether or not Amethyst Bamboo is really better or more delicious than regular table salt is still controversial (mainly still sodium chloride), but its expensive price cannot be denied. At over $100 (nearly 2.3 million) per 240g jar, this is the most expensive salt in the world.