← World Ingredient GuideSeasonings & sauces

Coarse sea salt

cheonilyeom 천일염 / gros sel

Flavor and role: Large-crystal salt made by drying seawater in the sun. Its minerals give a rounder taste, ideal for salting cabbage or grilling meat.
Typical dishes and uses: Salting cabbage for kimchi, searing steak, salt-grilling, pasta water
Substitutes: 1 tbsp coarse salt = about 2 tsp fine salt. Use a little less fine salt when coarse is called for.
Storage: Airtight at dry room temperature, indefinitely. To drain off the bitter brine, stand the sack upright for about 1 year.
Main countries: Korea · France
Used in this book: Chimichurri Steak Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino Amatriciana Baechu Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)Fårikål Focaccia Potato Gnocchi with Tomato and Basil Greek salad (horiatiki)Classic Guacamole Käsespätzle Khinkali Kumpir (Turkish Loaded Baked Potato)Lasagne alla Bolognese Nyama Choma (Kenyan Grilled Meat with Kachumbari)Orecchiette alle Cime di Rapa Pernil (Puerto Rican Roast Pork Shoulder)Pasta al Pesto Genovese Picanha Churrasco (Brazilian Skewered Picanha)Hawaiian Ahi Poke Bowl Samgyeopsal (Korean Grilled Pork Belly)Shashlik Two-Garlic Aglio Olio with Lemon Pangrattato Japanese Wafu Soy-Butter Mushroom Aglio Olio Bucatini all'Amatriciana with Crispy Guanciale and Pecorino Cream Ash Reshteh Herb Noodle Salad with Warm Mint Oil Anchovy-Stock Pear Gimjang Kimchi Miso-Kombu Vegan Mak-Kimchi Crackling Roast Pork Bánh Mì (Bánh Mì Heo Quay)Bourguignon Ragù Pappardelle Kampot Pepper Lok Lak with Butter Pan Sauce Dolsot Bibimbap with Crispy Rice and Beef Gochujang Vendas Novas-Style Bifanas with Red Pepper Paste Roasted Beet and Smoked Rib Borscht Marseille Bouillabaisse with Rockfish Broth and Potato Rouille Butter Chicken Rigatoni Clay-Pot Cá Kho with Pork Belly and Homemade Nước Màu Dry-Brined Ribeye Bites with Thyme Butter Baste and Shallot Pan Sauce Carne Asada Nachos with Fire-Charred Salsa Twice-Cooked Lamb Ceebu Yapp with Mustard-Caramelised Onions Porcini Fondue (Fondue aux Bolets) with Rosemary Roast Potatoes Dry-Brined Chicken Vesuvio with Lemon-Butter Pan Sauce Vesuvio Smashed Potato Bowl with Garlic-Wine Chicken and Minty Pea Smash Reverse-Seared Thick Sirloin with Shallot Chimichurri Chimichurri Steak and Whipped Feta Baguette Slow-Braised Curry Goat with a Fresh-Toasted Curry Blend Coddle-Stuffed Jacket Potatoes with Cheddar Peppercorn-Pouch Fårikål with Parsley Butter Potatoes Fish Fataya with Rof Herb Paste and Scotch Bonnet Onion Sauce Feijoada Completa with Garlic Kale and Farofa Saffron Duck Leg Fesenjan Cognac Deep-Caramel Onion Soup Gratinée Baked-Potato Gnocchi with Sage Brown Butter Gochujang Rosé Gnocchi Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Gnocchi Bites Marinated-feta horiatiki with tomato-water dressing Whipped feta horiatiki toast Green Curry with Hand-Pounded Paste Fire-Charred Guacamole with Homemade Totopos Oven-Braised İmam Bayıldı with Slow-Cooked Onions Saffron-Lime Butter Joojeh Kabab with Chelow Rice Oxtail Kare-Kare with Hand-Roasted Peanut Sauce and Homemade Ginisang Bagoong Allgäu Three-Cheese Käsespätzle Spätzle Carbonara with Pancetta and Bergkäse Crispy Käsespätzle Cups with Chive Sour Cream Hand-Chopped Herb Khinkali with Beef Broth Kimchi Pork Khinkali with Soy-Vinegar Dip Crispy-Skin Kotopoulo Lemonato with Lemon Butter Pan Sauce Sucuk Kumpir with Homemade Russian Salad Kimchi Bulgogi Kumpir (Turkish × Korean)Mini Kumpir Party Bites Toasted Cumin Lablabi with Harissa Oil and Olive-Oil Tuna Lagman Ragù Pappardelle (Uzbek x Italian)Red Wine Ragù Lasagna Soup with Lemon Basil Ricotta Lasagne Verdi with Homemade Spinach Pasta Kimchi Bulgogi Lasagna Double-Fried Lechon Kawali with Homemade Liver Sarsa Malai Kofta Spaghetti in Makhani Tomato Cream (Indian × Italian)Genoese Minestrone with Pesto Berbere Lentil Ragù Rigatoni Lamb Moussaka with Pecorino Béchamel Nihari Ragù Pappardelle (Pakistani × Italian)Dry-Brined Goat Nyama Choma with Charred Pili-Pili and Sukuma Wiki Crispy Ugali Fries with Nyama Choma Bites Shop-Style Onigiri with Salmon Flakes and Kombu Tsukudani Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe, Fennel Sausage and Anchovy Pangrattato Pad Kra Pao Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe (Italian × Thai)Crispy Sheet-Pan Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe, Burrata and Lemon Pad See Ew Brown Butter Pappardelle Flame-Grilled Braai Peri-Peri Chicken 24-Hour Mojo Pernil with Pan Jus Linguine with Blanched-Basil Pesto & Potato Cream Korean Perilla-Basil Pesto Spaghetti with Garlic Shrimp Dry-Brined Reverse-Seared Picanha with Bacon Butter Farofa Picanha Ssam with Kimchi Vinagrete and Honey Ssamjang Picanha Cheese Steak Sandwich with Green Mayo Ahi Poke Duo with Sushi Rice and Macadamia Inamona Toasted-Chilli Pol Sambol with Curry Leaf Tempering Pol Sambol Prawn Aglio e Olio (Sri Lankan × Italian)Charcoal-Smoked Spatchcock Pollo a la Brasa with Twice-Cooked Fries Raggmunk with Oven-Crisp Pork Belly and Brown Butter Oven-Braised Rouladen with Juniper Red Wine Jus Ropa Vieja Loaded Tostones Seared Tuna Niçoise with Jammy Eggs and Anchovy-Caper Dressing Jeju-Style Thick-Cut Pork Belly with Anchovy Dip Rich Double-Stock Samgyetang with Chestnuts and Pine Nuts Shan Tomato Chicken Spaghetti with Garlic-Peanut Pangrattato (Burmese x Italian)Overnight Lamb Shashlik with Achichuk Salad Shepherd's Pie Loaded Jacket Potato Oven-Braised Short Rib and Porcini Ragù with Gremolata Oven-Crisp Stegt Flæsk with Emerald Parsley Sauce Stroganoff-Loaded Baked Potatoes Viennese Tafelspitz with Marrow Toast and Chive Sauce Edomae-Style Tempura with Matcha Salt Chicken Tinga Rigatoni with Cream and Parmesan (Italian × Mexican)Tomato and Egg Spaghetti (Chinese meets Italian)Charcoal Yakitori Duo: Salt Negima and Tsukune Smoky Fire-Charred Zaalouk with Preserved Lemon

Updated 2026-10-10