Hawaiian Sea Salts Rubs

Hawaiian red sea salt, also known as alaea salt, has been used for centuries on the Hawaiian Islands for blessing ceremonies as well as seasoning of native Hawaiian dishes such as kalua pig, poke and Hawaiian jerky.  You can also find it being used in exfoliating scrubs due to the high levels of anti-oxidants and fatty acids found in the salt. It is mellower than most sea salts and it gets its distinctive color from volcanic baked red clay that enriched the salt with iron oxide.

 Hawaiian red sea salt imparts to food far more than one of the five basic taste sensations (sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami); it enhances other tastes.