latitude32
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Baja gold sea salt
in designer salt circles this is allegedly the bomb! unless I missed it this SOC salt comes from a bay or cove in Baja?I don't recall seeing salt
ponds anywhere in my travels along the sea of cortez...anyone?
https://bajagoldsaltco.com/
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I don't know which salt pond may still be in use, but I have found them in several locations. One that looks fairly recent is north of San Evaristo.
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There are salt evaporation ponds north of san felipe. A few on the mainland coast. Also were some on an island off la paz (or loreto?)
Salt is salt. I just buy the iodized salt and coarser kosher salt, whatever is cheap at store. It all tastes the same to me. I see no need for extra
trace minerals touted by “fancy” salts like baja gold.
Baja gold probably has extra trace minerals from dust storms blowing in particulates from areas surrounding evaporation ponds.
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 well thanks all! they sure don't make it sound like San Felipe do they!
Baja Gold Sea Salt is harvested at an inland lagoon located in a remote and pristine estuary on the Sea of Cortez in Baja California, MX. One of the
most biologically diverse and mineral-rich bodies of water on earth, the Sea of Cortez remains today a clean and undeveloped waterscape.
As the Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon and continued south, tremendous amounts of mineral-rich topsoil were deposited into the river delta area
at the northern end of the Sea of Cortez. The estuary and lagoon where Baja Gold is harvested was formed over millions of years by sediment from the
Colorado River and the strong tides in the Sea of Cortez.
The estuary and lagoon where Baja Gold is cultivated is flooded with sea water several times each year when the moon is closest to the earth and tides
are at their highest levels. As the moon wanes and the tide recedes, sea water is trapped in the lagoon one foot below sea level.
Air temperatures at the lagoon average between 110 – 125ªF (43 – 53ªC). Rainfall is rare. The heat and dry desert winds of the Baja quickly
evaporate the water leaving a highly concentrated, dense, and heavier sea water. Once the salinity reaches a precise level of concentration, the
seawater is moved into evaporation or crystallization ponds. What is left after the remaining water evaporates becomes Baja Gold Sea Salt.
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I got curious, so looked at their website. The pic on their “story” page appears to be the salt ponds just south of the military checkpoint on
hwy 5.
https://bajagoldsaltco.com/pages/our-salt-story
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I checked out the link, and it didn't take long before junk mail showed up. I noticed that "Baja Gold" is located in Marietta Georgia.
Did anyone go far enough to find out what they charge for their salt?
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Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | I checked out the link, and it didn't take long before junk mail showed up. I noticed that "Baja Gold" is located in Marietta Georgia.
Did anyone go far enough to find out what they charge for their salt? |
all their products available at Amazon, $15 for 16oz
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Thats some pretty pricey salt! They claim that the water in the upper Sea of Cortez, when evaporated, produces a special salt with more minerals and
better flavor than other kinds of salt. Well more power to them. If people like it and believe it makes them feel better and want to pay fifteen
bucks for a pound of salt, great!
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