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  • Here's why Kenya's award-winning indigenous river reed salt is almost 22 times the price of standard sea salt
    Here's why Kenya's award-winning indigenous river reed salt is almost 22 times the price of standard sea salt
    On day one, harvesters cut out these river reeds. And in 8 days, after drying, burning and filtering, the reeds will produce one of the most expensive salts in the world. Just one tablespoon of river reed salt costs about $1 in Kenya. Compare that to the 4 cents it costs locals for the same amount of sea salt. So how do producers make salt from river reeds? And why is it so expensive?
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Here's why Kenya's award-winning indigenous river reed salt is almost 22 times the price of standard sea salt

April 3, 2022 - 10:21 By Business Insider

On day one, harvesters cut out these river reeds. And in 8 days, after drying, burning and filtering, the reeds will produce one of the most expensive salts in the world. Just one tablespoon of river reed salt costs about $1 in Kenya. Compare that to the 4 cents it costs locals for the same amount of sea salt. So how do producers make salt from river reeds? And why is it so expensive?

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