The;dish;is;“salted”;with;lemon;twist;or;balsamic;salt,;two;of
the;flavored;salts;called;“fusion;salts”;by;SaltWorks.;Salts;made
with;black;or;white;truffles;are;other;varieties.;Moore;uses;truf-fle;salts;for;truffle;fries;and;truffle;mac;and;cheese.
He says his customers love learning about new salts. They
enjoy;tasting;so;much;that;he;sometimes;hosts;salt;dinners,;pairing
different salts with foods and wines. “Specialty salts taste good,
look;good;and;are;whimsical,;as;well,”;he;says.
Heavy;Restaurant;Group;includes;Barrio;Mexican;Kitchen
&;Bar,;Lot;No. 3,;and;four;Purple;Café;and;Wine;Bar;units,;all;of
which;use;specialty;salts;in;the;kitchen;and;at;the;bar.;One;way
they;are;used;is;to;top;Barrio’s;chocolate/ancho;chili;caramels,
served;as;a;bite-size;dessert.
SALT APPLICATIONS
Carrie;Nahabedian,;executive;chef/owner;of;Naha;in;Chicago,
also;sees;a;role;for;salt;as;a;final;step;in;desserts.;For;a;dinner
At Barking Frog, this compressed watermelon salad is “salted” with lemon twist or
balsamic salt.
hosted;by;President;Barack;Obama;for;NATO;leaders,;she;prepared
Pave;of;Bittersweet;Complexitie,;a;concoction;of;chocolate,;caramel,
popcorn;and;fleur;de;sel.
Sarah;Zell,;executive;chef;of;Snowbird;Mountain;Lodge;in
Robbinsville,;N.C.,;finishes;the;sea-salted;caramel;she;uses;to
top her vanilla bean cake with black Hawaiian sea salt. “It’s
interesting;for;people;to;see;black;salt;on;a;dessert;plate,”;she
says,;noting;that;the;dessert;is;complex,;with;a;little;bit;of;bitterness,
saltiness and a sweet contrast.
Zell;also;likes;pink;salts,;such;as;Murray;River;flake;salt,
to garnish trout with beurre blanc, because the salt balances the
flavor;of;the;fat.
Kirby with Heavy Restaurant Group uses Murray River, an
Australian;salt,;regularly.;“It;has;a;pink;hue,;a;large;flake;and;a
neutral;flavor;that’s;good;for;finishing;seviche,;beef;tartare;or
carpaccio,”;he;says.
Although;not;a;fan;of;flavored;salts,;Nahabedian;does;like
some smoked varieties, including smoked Manuka sea salt from
New;Zealand.;Nut-brown;in;color;and;with;a;delicate,;smoked/
cured;flavor,;she;has;used;it;for;braised;kurobuta;pork;cheek;with
Amish shell beans, winter root vegetables and crosnes.
