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Kala Namak Salt- Organic Salt 6 oz Jar

 
 
Kala Namak Salt- Organic Salt 6 oz Jar
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Kala Namak Salt- Organic Salt 6 oz Jar

3.5(8 customer reviews)

Kala Namak (or Black Salt) comes from the Himalayan Mountains in India and has been used for centuries in Indian cuisine as cooking and finishing salt. It has very unusual aroma reminiscent of cooked eggs. When ground into the small crystals or powder, it actually changes color to pink. In addition to the supreme taste it also has some exceptional health benefits. In India black salt is recommended for people with high blood pressure and to people who are on low-salt diets, because it is lower in sodium and does not increase sodium content in the blood. It is also know for comforting intestinal gas and heartburn. It is believed to help with indigestion. It is also considered a cooling spice in ayurvedic medicine which uses this salt as a digestive. Great on: yogurt and cheese Exceptional on summer favorites such as cucumbers, watermelon and mangoes.

  • 100% Natural

  • Hand Harvested by the local cooperative

  • Unusual Flavor

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Product Details:
Product Weight: 0.37 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 8 reviews
 
 

Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review:3.5
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

5Delicious but an Aquired taste for sure  Nov 16, 2009
I have been eating this salt since I was a child, not this brand but Kala Namak. It is commonly served with fruit and added to lemonades and other North Indian drinks. It is ground volcanic mineral salt and has a STRONG pungent smell and taste. I will not recommend it to anyone because it is such an acquired taste but I LOVE it. I have never used it in cooking, so don't know how that works. And to the reviewer Gordino, the smell is not a result of humanity's influence but because of presence of Hydrogen Sulfide, which is naturally present in the volcanic lava.

1 of 2 found the following review helpful:

1Salt Of the Earth? No.  Jul 25, 2009
This salt is really terrible! A very weird texture, doesn't dissolve easily, and it's more of a powder than a salt.I use a lot of flavored
salts in cooking, but this will not be one of them. No fault with
the supplier though,they shipped quickly.

5 of 10 found the following review helpful:

1The Nose Knows  Jul 21, 2009
Limberger cheese? Yummy. Lutefisk? Yah sure, you betcha. Durian fruit? Any time. But Kala Namak Salt? Well, let's pause... Have you ever visited India? or Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh? If so, do you remember the pervasive odor everywhere except your hotel lobby? That odor even impregnates the money; I brought home a wad of rupees from Nepal twenty-five years ago and the odor still clings to the paper.

A friend of mine brought me a selection of 'gourmet' sea salts a few weeks ago. One of them, Hawaiian Alaea, has become a favorite, but this Kala Namak is the sort of stuff you might offer a dubious guest as a practical joke. I note that one previous reviewer has objected to the smell. It reminds me of tide pools at the mouth of the Ganges. But the surprise is that the taste perfectly matches the aroma, and permeates any food to which it is added. If this is the 'salt of the earth', that earth has absorbed too much of humanity's effluence.

I wonder how it would taste on tofu....

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

4TART!!!  Oct 12, 2008
THIS IS A VERY FLAVORFUKL SALT IN A GOOD WAY A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY!!!!

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

5Arrived quickly and the product was a quite good.  Sep 06, 2008
It was an intersting gift for my friend. She had the ability to taste 4 different salts on 4 different foods.
All were good and quite fascinating gift.