Nihon Chomiryo Tabi
Gotonada no Shio, Hon-nigari Shitate (本にがり仕立て 五島灘の塩)
The story behind it
Sakito, in Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture. This small island once prospered on salt production, and it sits in the clean waters of the Goto Sea, open to the East China Sea.
Gotonada no Shio is made from 100% of that seawater, finished in a way that keeps the bittern components in. Magnesium and other minerals dissolve through it, giving a rounded, deep flavor with no harsh saline edge.
What makes this salt appealing is that it manages to be both a story and an everyday item. At 750g and a price you need not think twice about, you can use it for pasta water, for simmered dishes, freely, every day. Not "good salt for special occasions" but "good salt daily."
How to use it
Use it as your everyday replacement salt across the board. The difference shows most in situations that use volume: simmered dishes, soups, pasta water.