Olssons Smoked Salt Redgum, 500g

Olssons Smoked Salt Redgum is Australian sea salt that has been smoked over red gum, which gives plain flakes a real woodsmoke flavour rather than a chemical smoke taste. Foodistribute carries it in the 500g size, a working quantity for a kitchen rather than a small jar, and supplies it to cafes, restaurants and caterers alongside home cooks who want it on the bench. We have run a specialty food marketplace since 1998, and this is one of the Australian-made pantry lines we keep for cooks who treat salt as an ingredient.

What red gum does to the salt

Red gum is a dense native hardwood, the same timber many Australian barbecues burn, so its smoke is strong and a little earthy rather than light and sweet. Olssons smokes natural sea salt flakes cold over that red gum, so the salt takes on the aroma without dissolving. The result is a dry, flaky salt that still behaves like salt under your fingers and carries a campfire note the moment it hits warm food. The smoke is the reason to reach for it over a standard flake.

Where it earns its place

This is the salt for anything off the grill. A scatter over a rested steak, lamb chops or barbecued chicken puts the smoke right at the surface, where it reads strongest, and it does the same on roast potatoes, charred corn and slow-cooked brisket. A small pinch lifts eggs, avocado on toast or hot buttered popcorn. Chefs use it as a finishing flourish at the pass, adding smoke a dish never went near a fire to get. Add it at the end rather than early in a long cook, so the flavour stays bright on the plate.

Ordering the 500g and delivery

The 500g pack sits in our pantry range on the online store, and you order it through the shop or by email. The current price is the one on the product page, since pricing moves with supply. Foodistribute is Sydney-based and delivers Australia-wide, with orders reaching Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, the ACT, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Newcastle. Put it on the same order as the rest of your kitchen list, with online support around the clock if you need a hand or want a product sourced that is not yet listed.