What Is Hawaiian salt and How Can I Use It?
Hawaiian salt rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 3 recipes to cook with it.
What is hawaiian salt?
Hawaiian salt is a sea salt from the islands of Hawaii, traditionally tinted brick-red by a fine volcanic clay called alaea that is rich in iron oxide. The color and a faint earthy note come from the clay, not from any added flavor, and the salt is used mostly for finishing and in island dishes like poke and kalua pork.
For how to use and store salt in general, see salt.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 夏威夷盐
- British (UK) term
- Hawaiian salt
- en français
- sel hawaïen
- en español
- sal hawaiano
Recipes using hawaiian salt
There are 3 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Kim Chee Poke in a Rice Paper Taco with Avocado Sauce
Kim Chee Poke in a Rice Paper Taco with Avocado Sauce recipe
Oven Kalua Turkey
Oven kalua turkey: a Hawaiian-style shredded turkey wrapped in ti and banana leaves with Hawaiian salt and liquid smoke. All the imu pit flavor, no backyard hole required.
Pickled Mango
Hawaiian pickled mango made with green mangoes, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and Chinese five spice. A sweet-tart island condiment with serious depth.
