Necton SA and Flor de Sal USA Announce Their Participation at the Winter 2006 Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, CA

Necton SA, producer of hand-harvested sea salt products from the idyllic Ria Formosa Natural Park located in the Algarve region of Portugal, will be exhibiting at the Winter 2006 Fancy Food Show in San Francisco

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) January 12, 2006 – Necton SA, producer of hand-harvested sea salt products from the idyllic Ria Formosa Natural Park located in the Algarve region of Portugal, will be exhibiting at the Winter 2006 Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.

“We're excited to have the opportunity to showcase our products at this year's event. Having introduced those in the specialty food trade on the east coast to our products this past July, we're looking forward to doing the same in San Francisco. As a producer of gourmet and artisanal products, we believe this show provides ample opportunity for people to learn about our products, our methods, and our great tasting artisanal salt,” said Joao Navalho of Necton.

About Necton's Gourmet Sea Salt Products:

After the winter rains have ceased, and the birds have begun their journeys back north, the salt pans (salinas) of the Belamandil, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the European coastline, are ready to be harvested. During the summer months, weather permitting -- an absence of rainfall and a dry wind from the north -- the salinas are worked by local artisans, salt harvesters (marnotos). The marnotos, on a daily basis, skim the delicate crystals forming on the top of the salt pan by hand, with the same wooden implements that have been used for millenia. The resulting brilliantly white sea salt -- Flor de Sal – literally "the flower of salt" – also known as Fleur de Sel - is a light, crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth salt that maintains all the micronutrients naturally found in ocean water and has been described by many as having hints of sweetness and creaminess, without any of the harshness commonly associated with regular table salt.

Necton’s Traditional Sea Salt (Sal Marinho Tradicional - available in both coarse and fine grades), similar to Flor de Sal, is harvested by hand, but only after the salt crystals have settled on the bottom of the salina. Every three weeks, the marnotos, using similar implements and techniques as with Flor de Sal, exercise great care in harvesting Sal Marinho Tradicional. These crystals, along with Flor de Sal, are placed in piles beneath the Algarve sun, where they are naturally dried, and then sent off for packaging, with no additional processing taking place.

About Flor de Sal USA

Located in Seattle, WA, Flor de Sal USA was started in the summer of 2004 with the goal of bringing Necton’s award winning salts to the U.S. marketplace, with plans to work directly with Necton to develop additional nature-based products which spring forth from the salt pans of the Ria Formosa Natural Park in southern Portugal.

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