The fleur de sel, produced by Salinas de Janubio S.L, has been chosen as the best sea salt in the Canary Islands in the Agrocanarias 2022 Official Sea Salt Competition. This was announced this Friday by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands, Alicia Vanoostende, and the director of the Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA), Basilio Pérez, at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Government in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The competition, organized by the ICCA and attached to the Ministry, included the participation of ten samples of salt from salt flats on the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.
By categories, the winners were the following: In the 'Virgin Sea Salt' category, the gold medal went to Salinas Bocacangrejo, from Gran Canaria, produced by Martell Lozano SL. In the 'Flor de Sal' category, the gold medal also went to Salinas Bocacangrejo, while the silver medal went to Salinas de Tenefé, from Gran Canaria, produced by BRC Infraestructuras Hidráulicas SL. The special distinction of the jury in the category of 'Best innovation, image and presentation' went to the sea salt (traditional Kraft 500 gr) from Salinas del Carmen, salt from Fuerteventura, produced by Proasur.
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands, Alicia Vanoostende, highlighted that the work in the salt flats "is a traditional trade that in many cases is kept alive by the effort of the family generations behind it, where most of the salt flats are committed to the local market, and also offer other leisure services such as guided tours, museums or restaurants, among others".
The regional head of the area pointed out that "from the Government of the Canary Islands we continue working on this commitment to local products, both in the competitions we organize for salt and for other productions, because we understand that it is the way for the consumer to appreciate that these products are of high quality".
Basilio Pérez explained that sea salt "has had an enormous importance in the history of the Canary Islands, from several perspectives, not only from the economic one, but also in the social, cultural and landscape one. From the administrations we promote actions to preserve the activity in the salt flats with events such as the Agrocanarias competition".
