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zenritsusen t1_ituql4n wrote

Reply to comment by fiwer in [I ate] I just ate soft serve with olive oil and finishing salt. Along with wood fired oven baked chocolate chip cookies. by Marty1966

Sooo, coarse salt. I suppose a wanky name is required by the price tag.

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fiwer t1_itusz36 wrote

Nope. Finishing salt would not be as effective at seasoning a dish, and the coarse kosher salt I use to season a dish would not be as good for finishing. I get that you want to write it off as just wanky and expensive but maybe have an open mind. I use Maldon salt when I want to really emphasize the salt flavor (usually to offset/compliment sweetness) and add a very specific bit of crunchy texture to a dish. It’s expensive but you use very little of it.

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zenritsusen t1_itwlm2s wrote

I use Maldon salt too. It’s the “finishing” name which is wanky. But then again 99.999% of social media is about showing off these days so…makes sense.

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Marty1966 OP t1_itxppxx wrote

It's literally what the restaurant calls it. I'd never even heard of finishing salt. Whatever, I'm not after karma. Just like to share and see people's comments.

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