Why does fresh-ground sea salt or kosher salt taste saltier?!
Why does fresh-ground sea salt or kosher salt taste saltier?
Do I imagine it?
Answers:
For course sea salt and kosher salt, there is nothing added to make it pour easier and to keep it from clumping.
They are pure salt. That makes them saltier. I believe but can't prove that the fresh grinding helps (just as with pepper) as you have to loose some flavor to oxidation and hydration.