sea salt chocolate

Briny sweet treat

Sea salt chocolate is chocolate—usually dark—finished with flakes or crystals of sea salt.

The salt amplifies the chocolate's flavor while adding textural contrast and cutting sweetness.

The combination became a gourmet trend in the early 2000s and now appears in everything from artisan bars to mass-market candy: I'm obsessed with these sea salt chocolate caramels.

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artisanSkilled manual tradesperson

small batch · gourmet · briny · cocoa · confection · ganache · decadent · sweet · savory · crystals · melt · indulgent · guilty pleasure · bonbon · coating · cacao · ocean · mineral

Opposites

flavor complexity

sea salt chocolateplain chocolate

Confection without milk solids

cocoa powder · chocolate chips · baker's chocolate · carob

taste profile

sea salt chocolatecotton candy

Spun sugar confection

honey candy · marshmallow · rock candy

Family

salt, chocolate, seas, salted, saltiness, salting, chocolates, chocolatey, seawater

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G