Why French Fleur De Sel Salt Is So Expensive

Fleur de sel is a rare, unrefined salt made in western France by evaporating seawater slowly in 2-centimeter-deep ponds. Fleur de sel is a salt that dissolves slowly, so its taste lingers in the mouth. But just about every step of the process to get this salt is difficult. Before harvesting, the wind has to be perfect. And during the harvest, salt producers need to be ready to collect the precious salt at any moment, or they won't make a profit. Even if they seize the right moment, the salt has to dry for an entire year before it can be sold. In France it costs 230 times the price of table salt, and can sell for $420 per kilogram in the US. So, is it always worth it to produce fleur de sel? And why is it so expensive?
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[@MsBELLE7]

That's wild! The way the wind changes the salt texture and how it melts is something most people would never notice. He clearly has a deep love for his work, the salt pool's, and nature. I hope to be able to try his snow salt one day. Being able to visit and help create the salt would also be so wonderful.

[@stevendepauw3742]

Very nice to watch and Cedric is the man i would imagine to sell such salt :) I liked this video allot :D

[@giovannyocampo6582]

It's salt😮

[@jackmclane1826]

Because it has the right image and idiots are willing to pay a lot of money for salt.