sea-salt

A chef sprinkles sea-salt onto a fresh salad.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Salt produced from seawater: "Sea-salt" refers to salt that is obtained by evaporating seawater, as opposed to rock salt mined from underground deposits. It is often used in cooking and has a distinctive taste and texture.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She prefers to use sea-salt in her recipes because it has a more complex flavour. (Salt derived from evaporated seawater.)
  • The chef sprinkled sea-salt over the roasted vegetables just before serving. (A finishing salt used for texture and taste.)

Advanced Usage

• "Fleur de sel": a specific type of hand-harvested sea-salt from France, known for its delicate crystals and high moisture content.

  • The gourmet dish was finished with a pinch of fleur de sel. (A premium sea-salt used as a finishing touch.)

• "Smoked sea-salt": sea-salt that has been smoked over wood fires, imparting a smoky flavour.

  • Smoked sea-salt adds a rich, savoury note to grilled meats. (Sea-salt treated with smoke for added flavour.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sea-salted (adj): having sea-salt added or coated.

  • The sea-salted caramel was both sweet and salty. (Caramel made with or topped with sea-salt.)

• Sea-salt spray (n): a cosmetic product containing sea-salt, used to create a textured, beachy hairstyle.

  • She used a sea-salt spray to give her hair volume and waves. (A hair product with sea-salt.)

Synonyms

• Marine salt: another term for salt from the sea.
• Bay salt: an older term for sea-salt, especially from coastal evaporation ponds.

Related Idioms

• "Salt of the earth": a phrase meaning a person of great worth and reliability, not directly related to sea-salt but using "salt" metaphorically.
  • She is the salt of the earth — always helping others. (A dependable, good-hearted person.)