Going Reef to Table with Newport Sea Salt

Photo by Marianne Lee
Matt Mullins wades into the dark water near Brenton Point State Park in Newport.
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Mullins collects 140 gallons of seawater, then drives it up to Warren to process it into sea salt.
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“When you open up a bottle of our salt, you see all different shapes and sizes of crystals,” says Mullins.
Photo by Marianne Lee
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It takes Mullins about an hour to collect and filter the water and the boiling process to xtract the salt can take more than nine hours.
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Executive Chef Andy Teixeira sprinkles Newport Sea Salt on his German-style pretzels, plus fresh tomatoes and grassfed beef for the perfect seasoning.
Photo by Marianne Lee