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Aguni no Shio (Okinawa Kaien Kenkyusho / 沖縄海塩研究所)

Aguni Island, Okinawa, Japan

Natural Aguni sea salt (kettle-boiled and sun-dried)

What you’ll find

What Aguni no Shio (Okinawa Kaien Kenkyusho / 沖縄海塩研究所) is known for

Aguni no Shio is the natural sea salt hand-made on Aguni Island by the Okinawa Kaien Kenkyusho. The salt is produced by traditional bamboo-branch tower evaporation and kettle-boiling, a method that retains the island seawater's minerals.