fleur de sel
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French fleur de sel (literally “salt flower, salt blossom”).
Noun
editfleur de sel (plural fleurs de sel)
- Floating salt crystals skimmed from the surface of evaporation ponds, used in cooking.
- 2002, Mark Kurlansky, Salt: A World History:
- Egyptian salt from Alexandria was highly appreciated, especially their fleur de sel, the light crystals skimmed off the surface of the water.
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Further reading
edit- fleur de sel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
editEtymology
editLiterally, “salt flower”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfleur de sel f (plural fleurs de sel)
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