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Flaky sea salt

flaky sea salt (e.g. Maldon)

Flavor and role: A finishing salt of thin pyramid-shaped crystals that crumble with a crunch. The saltiness bursts instantly and adds texture.
Typical dishes and uses: Finishing steak, topping shio pan (salt bread), chocolate desserts, roasted vegetables
Substitutes: 1 tsp flaky salt = 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt or 1/3 tsp fine salt (texture will differ).
Storage: In an airtight container at dry room temperature, indefinitely. Store so the flakes are not crushed.
Main countries: United Kingdom · United States
Used in this book: Shio Pan (Japanese Salt Bread)Smørrebrød: Potato and Egg & Shrimp Two-Garlic Aglio Olio with Lemon Pangrattato Brown Butter and Sea Salt Anzac Biscuits Molten Cheese Arepa Bites with Guasacaca Milk-Poached Bacalhau à Brás with Garlic Confit and Olive Crumb Pecan Pie Maple Baklava Rolls Brown Butter Walnut Banana Bread Vanilla Bean Basque Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Burnt Basque Cheesecake Toast Cinnamon Sugar Croffles with Vanilla Ice Cream Gourmet Dark Chocolate Brigadeiros Brown Butter Espresso Brownies with Sea Salt Crinkle-Top Brownie Cookies Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta with Garlic Confit and Burrata Royal Milk Tea Boba with Salted Cream Cheese Foam Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea Panna Cotta Dutch-Oven Blueberry Bannock with Maple Butter Reverse-Seared Thick Sirloin with Shallot Chimichurri Brown Butter Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie à la Mode Choux Churros with Cinnamon Sugar and 70% Chocolate Brown Butter Honey Cornbread with Charred Corn Hand-Cut Skirt Steak Pasty in Flaky Dripping Pastry Double-Torched Vanilla Crème Brûlée Apple Curry Sauce Currywurst with Double-Fried Pommes Tempered Dark Dubai Bar with Homemade Pistachio Paste Husk-Grilled Elote with Chipotle Butter and Roasted Garlic Crema Triple-Cooked Fish and Chips with Homemade Tartare Cold-Fermented Garlic and Rosemary Focaccia Mortadella and Burrata Focaccia Sandwich with Pistachio Pesto Salmon en Papillote with Herb Butter Caramelised Brioche Pain Perdu Gambas al Ajillo with Prawn-Shell Oil Cold-Fermented Roasted Garlic Naan Gazpacho Granita Tomato & Burrata Salad Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Gnocchi Bites Wasabi-Miso Guacamole with Sesame Gyoza Chips Crispy Pajeon Chips with Gochujang-Lime Mayo Vanilla Bean Custard Hokey Pokey with Chocolate-Dipped Salted Honeycomb Hot Cross Scones with Whipped Orange-Honey Butter Brown-Butter Cardamom Knots (Kanelknutar), Overnight Proofed Toasted-Spice Kelewele with Roasted Groundnuts and Lime Chilli Salt Cold-Fermented Three-Cheese Adjarian Khachapuri Pisco-Flambéed Tenderloin Lomo Saltado with Double-Fried Potatoes Belgian Ale Moules with Cream and Triple-Cooked Tallow Frites Brown Butter Nanaimo Bars with Dark Chocolate Ganache Dry-Brined Goat Nyama Choma with Charred Pili-Pili and Sukuma Wiki Brown-Butter Buttermilk Pancakes with Whipped Whites and Maple Butter Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Salted Caramel Pão de Queijo Waffle with Egg, Avocado and Chili Honey Triple-cooked patatas bravas with homemade alioli Mango Coconut Lime Pavlova Overnight Buckwheat Poffertjes with Brown Butter and Flaky Salt Tallow-Fried Poutine with Shallot Peppercorn Gravy Oven-Braised Ropa Vieja with Maduros Overnight Tangzhong Shio Pan Pressed Caramel Salt Bread with Vanilla Ice Cream Schnitzel Bites with Lemon-Caper Dip Brown Butter Salted Dark Chocolate S'mores Campfire S'mores Skillet Dip Pork Neck Souvlaki with Homemade Yogurt Flatbread Black Treacle Sticky Toffee Pudding with Salted Toffee Sauce Sticky Toffee Mug Cakes with Salted Toffee Drizzle Shortcrust Tarte Tatin with Vanilla Salted Caramel and Chantilly Upside-Down Caramel Apple Puff Squares Thick-Cut Rosu Katsu, Double-Fried Juicy Tortilla with Caramelized Onion

Updated 2026-10-10