OLSSON'S AND ROSS LUSTED COLLABORATE TO PRODUCE RED GUM SMOKED SEA SALT

Sea Salt Flakes (maris sal), River Red Gum (eucalyptus camaldulensis)

After three years in consultation with The Bridge Room's Ross Lusted, Olsson's Salt is proud to launch their Red Gum Smoked Sea Salt made in collaboration with Pialligo Estate Smokehouse in Canberra.

Smoked salt has been a favourite Scandinavian seasoning for centuries, dating back to the time of Vikings who infused sea salt with smoke from native wood fires. The Olsson family has continued this proud Nordic tradition by smoking their Australian sea salt flakes, from South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, over native river red gum (eucalyptus camaldulensis) for 72 hours in the traditional northern European style at Pialligo Estate Smokehouse, Canberra. The smoking results in a unique salt enhanced with the aromatic and complex characteristics of the Australian red gum wood.

Alexandra Olsson said: “Ross and I experimented with many types of different wood over time but eventually we settled on our native river red gum. And of course Charlie Costelloe, our friend from Pialligo Estate Smokehouse, was the natural choice for this collaboration. The three of us had a lot of fun getting it right.”

Ross Lusted continued: “The native gum produces a slower burn with lots of smoke, that in turn, imparts this beautiful smokiness to the salt. At The Bridge Room, I've been using it in a few dishes. I love that it's a uniquely Australian product.”

Olsson's Red Gum Smoked Sea Salt adds a rich, smoky flavour to everything from meats, poultry and seafood to salads, soups, sauces and vegetables.

Olsson's produces a range of gourmet salt products including sea salt flakes, sea salt crystals, macrobiotic sea salt and a variety of flavoured salts like truffle salt and dry marinades. Olsson's salt products are used in many of the best restaurant across Australia.

Olsson's Red Gum Smoked Sea Salt is available for RRP$19 (90g) at selected quality purveyors nationally including:

ACT: IGA Ainslie (deli dept); Mart Deli, Fyshwick markets; Food lovers store, Belconnen Markets

NSW: Vic's Meat Market, Pyrmont; Fourth Village Providore, Mosman; The Essential Ingredient ; Rozelle; Avalon Meats, Avalon; www.gourmetgroceronline.com.au

Vic: Spring Street Grocer, Melbourne City; Skinner & Hackett, Carlton North; Hagens Organic Butcher, Prahran Markets; Oasis Bakery, Murrumbeena

Qld: Go Vita, Newstead; Belmondo's Organic Market, Noosaville 

SA: Lucia's Fine Foods, Adelaide Central Markets; Lucia's Fine Food, Mitchum; Cheese Co., West Lakes; The Cheesemonger, Unley

WA: Boatshed Market, Cottesloe; Fresh Provisions, Mount Lawley; The Re Store, Leederville

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