Bamboo Salt was thought to have originated among Buddihist monks in South Korea and has since then been beneficial to people’s health and diets. Purple Bamboo Salt is ocean-harvested on the Western sea coast of Korea using organic, sustainable methods.

Purple Bamboo Salt traditionally takes over 3 years to create, following a painstakingly detailed method. The salt is sun-dried, deposited in bamboo tubes grown for at least 3 years and capped with mineral-rich clay. The bamboo tubes are placed in a pine-wood furnace and roasted 9 times to eliminate impurities and chemicals. As a result, a high alkaline salt with a savory sulfur flavor.