The Ramón Bilbao Winery, located in the region of Haro (La Rioja) have already presented a particular liquid rose wine salt, drink from which it takes the aroma that is impregnated in the dish. In its various uses in the kitchen, this product that, perhaps, you have heard very little or nothing about, is very interesting for its healthy properties. Whenever possible, it is best used as a substitute for traditional salt. Here we tell you a little more about this dressing, as well as the novelty launched by the Riojan wine company.
What is liquid salt and where does it come from?
With the need to find a product healthier but without sacrificing flavor which every diner is used to in most recipes. This is how salt in liquid format was born in its day, which is applied with a vaporizer system in the container where it is contained. Of the same mineral in solid state, the traditional granites gave way to the liquid salt, equally natural and arising from underground deposits or springs of salinas. Although, its origin can really go through two different processes.
This variety of salt can be extracted directly from the underground spring, where it is already found in liquid state. Or it can also be produced from common raw material, in a procedure very similar to that carried out with the wine. That is, after obtaining the tiny grains, they are stored in wooden barrels for about four months, at least, until they are transformed to the other state of interest. Later, it is usually impregnated with one of the flavors that the producer wishes to obtain for the final dressing. Thus, in this second part of the process it can be poured back into barrels until it acquires the corresponding flavor.
Its uses in the kitchen
Note that the liquid rose wine salt and all the other existing ones enjoy better healthy qualities by having a significantly lower sodium content than in the traditional version. In addition to the fact that salinas are usually rich in minerals, the fact that the place from which the salts are extracted is Underground gives you another advantage. This is to be totally free of heavy metals or other contaminants. A guarantee of naturalness with the origin being very important, in the same way.
But what applications has this product good gourmet food in the more? If we take into account that there are a variety of flavors, from which they provide a citrus touch to another spicier with it, the possibilities are immense. The dressing of salads fresh, vegetables, carpaccio and other food dishes raw it is its main purpose. Its potential lies in the healthier aspect already mentioned, as well as in the possibilities it offers for all tastes. You can also find from Mediterranean essences, cucumber, tequila and even cocoa.
This is the liquid salt of rosé wine
Yes, the liquid rose wine salt It is an innovation with a wine stamp contributed by one of the most prestigious Spanish regions in the sector. Because in The Rioja, Ramón Bilbao Winery they want to bring their best flavor to gastronomy, through a product "as expressive as the rosé itself, hence we have obtained the same freshness and purity that characterizes" the bottle. This is how the innovation director Rosana Lisa has defined this novelty. The winery group has collaborated with the company Navarra Spring salt Ancestral, whose salt shakers are located at the feet of the Sierra de Urbasa and Andía. An environment of unique salt flats, located at more than 700 meters of altitude and coming from a fossilized sea more than 220 million years ago.
The product of the Riojan winery is peach pink color with slightly floral and fruity notes, offering a fresh aroma, thus identifying itself with the wine from which it takes its characteristics. To fuse both elements, the volatiles from the fermentation process have been transformed into liquid. Then, the natural anthocyanins from the skins of the black grapes and catechins, extracted from leaves of the plant the, they bring color to a liquid rose wine salt of which some will be marketed 500 units. You can already buy it in the wine cellars of the winery or in the Venturio Club if you want a different dressing for your recipes!
