Korean bamboo salt is indeed considered to be a luxury product. Many might not know about it, but the salt becomes expensive due to all the hard work of making it. In addition, there are actually so many benefits to get when taking it.
For an 8.5-ounce jar of this type of salt, it could cost almost $100 which is equivalent to RM423. That is incredibly expensive. One of the reasons that make this salt to be hard to produce is all 9 times roasting in bamboo cylinders.
As stated on the Oddity Central website, Korean bamboo salt is made by inserting sea salt inside a bamboo cylinder. After that, the top of the bamboo cylinder is capped using Loess clay. Then, the process of 9 times roasting started.
It is surely so hard to be done. Some said that the delicate process takes up to a month before it is fully completed. In addition, all of the steps are also done by hand. There is a reason why this one kind of salt has to be roasted 9 times.
Reason Korean Bamboo Salt Roasted For 9 Times
Roasting multiple times actually helps the appearance, texture, and also taste of the salt. A larger number of roasting times helps to infuse more bamboo salt essence into the salt and also to filter out the impurities. Because of that, the purest salt in the world could be obtained. Surely the taste of the salt is also going to be the best out of the other salts.
According to the Idoori website, some of the benefits of taking this salt would be to soothe gastric and ulcers and protect the skin from bacteria. Other than that, it helps to improve skin tone, prevent bad breath and bleeding gums, and relieve joint pain. Last but not least, it also helps to calm symptoms of the common cold.
Sources: Oddity Central, YouTube Business Insider, Idoori.