In the past, I’ve spent $10.95 on an 8.5-ounce box. So imagine my joy when I recently came across a 20.12-ounce tub of the shimmery, pyramid-shaped flakes at my local Costco for just $6.99.

The most familiar flake salt is Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt. Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, from England, is also well-known in the U.S. Diamond Crystal is popular with chefs throughout the U.S. and with ...

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At Maldon Salt in Essex, England, I raked up translucent pyramids as large as my palm, which fractured into thin, wide brittle flakes as I transferred them to their drying bins.

At Maldon Salt in Essex, England, I raked up translucent pyramids as large as my palm, which fractured into thin, wide brittle flakes as I transferred them to their drying bins.

Ben Jacobsen, the owner of Jacobsen Salt Co., stands amid the vats that boil away the water from Netarts Bay to produce flakes of crystalline pyramid salt, in Portland, Ore., Oct. 2, 2023.

2 tablespoons Maldon sea salt flakes. 2 whole vanilla beans. 2 teaspoons sugar. 1. Combine kosher salt and Maldon salt in an airtight container with a lid.