Smoked Salt – Metal tin

Nordur Salt - Smoked Salt Metal Tin

The Nordur Salt smoked salt in a metal tin is a perfect combination of Icelandic salt and traditional Danish smoking art. In a small smokehouse, the smoke from the embers of various woods gives the salt an almost forgotten aroma from times past. The scent is reminiscent of old whisky! The smoked salt seasons everything that can benefit from a hint of smoke, such as meat, fresh food, but also vegetables, potatoes, or butter. Incidentally, Nordur received the Red Dot Award in 2014 for its salt packaging, as recognition for its particularly successful design. And since the sea salt flakes in the blue metal tin are so popular, the other varieties, such as the Smoked Seasalt Flakes, are now also available in a small colored Nordur metal tin. The tin is similar in size to the cardboard packaging and about half the size of the blue tins with the pure salt.

Nordur Salt - old technology, new design

As early as 1753, the technique of producing salt in boiling pans was known in Iceland. For a long time, it seemed lost, but Nordur has revived the gentle production process. It starts with fresh, salty seawater from the Arctic Ocean. This is then pressurized in a pressure cooker. The effect is that the water begins to boil well below 100 degrees, thus preserving minerals and flavors. The resulting brine is brought to a boil in boiling pans, where the water slowly evaporates, leaving behind this wonderfully flaky sea salt from Nordur. And Nordur wouldn't be Nordur if the company didn't harness Icelandic natural forces and work sustainably. Nordur uses the geothermal energy of the Nordic island with its spectacular landscape, characterized by volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, and lava fields, to produce its sea salt flakes.