Oriel Sea Salt (Irish: salann sáile Oirialla) is a variety of Irish sea salt.[1]

Sign in Port Oriel, near Clogherhead

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Oriel Sea Salt was established at Port Oriel, Clogherhead in 2010 by Brian Fitzpatrick and John Delany. It extracts and harvests salt and minerals from Irish Sea seawater.[2]

It describes itself as "the only non-oxidised sea salt on the planet": the seawater is pumped from the seabed without being exposed to air, resulting in a naturally white salt with a fine powdery grain and a "smooth depth of flavour."[3]

They received Protected designation of origin in 2016.[4][5][6]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Oriel Sea Salt harvest a powerful Mineral Sea Salt that allows up to 25% salt reduction. Organic Approved. - Oriel Sea Salt". www.orielseasalt.com.
  2. ^ "What makes Oriel Sea Salt different from the rest". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ Costello, Rose. "Salt: It's all pretty much the same, so why are the prices so wildly different?". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ "Oriel Sea Salt Company news - Oriel Sea Salt". orielseasalt.com.
  5. ^ MacMaoláin, Caoimhín (February 21, 2019). Irish Food Law: European, Domestic and International Frameworks. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781509907809 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Finn, Christina (4 September 2016). "Sea salts that hail from Louth get EU 'protected status'". TheJournal.ie.