Bamboo salt

Jugyeom (Korean: 죽염), also known as bamboo salt, is a form of salt. It is prepared by packing bay salt in a thick bamboo stem, and baking it nine times on high temperature using pine firewood. This baking method transforms bay salt into what is considered a health food product. During the baking processes, the impurities in the bay salts are either removed or neutralized while its inorganic contents, such as calcium, potassium, iron, copper, and zinc are increased; allowing the finished product to contribute to ion balance. Jugyeom (Korean: 죽염), also known as bamboo salt, is a form of salt. It is prepared by packing bay salt in a thick bamboo stem, and baking it nine times on high temperature using pine firewood. This baking method transforms bay salt into what is considered a health food product. During the baking processes, the impurities in the bay salts are either removed or neutralized while its inorganic contents, such as calcium, potassium, iron, copper, and zinc are increased; allowing the finished product to contribute to ion balance. To make Jugyeom, sea salt is packed into bamboo canisters and sealed with yellow clay. The mixture is baked in an iron oven and roasted in a pine fire.