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Zambales Asin sa Buy-o

Here in the Philippines, there are different salt varieties and they’re produced in different parts of the country. Apart from rock salt, which most of us are familiar with, there are kinds unique to us, such as the duldul from Guimaras, sugpo asin from Pangasinan, asin tibu-ok from Bohol, and Asin sa Buy-o from Zambales. Each of these salts lend a different nuance of taste to dishes we’ve become familiar with.

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Zambales Natural Sea Salt

Asin sa Buy-o Farmed the Traditional Way

Asin sa Buy-o is a traditional, fine artisanal sea salt from Botolan, Zambales, known for its unique texture and delicate flavor, named after the cylindrical nipa leaf pouch, or "buy-o," used to wrap it. It's made through a multi-step process involving the saturation of earth with seawater, filtering it to create brine, and then boiling the brine down to form fine, natural sea salt.

The Traditional Making Process

Earth Saturation:

The process begins by soaking earth in seawater during high tide.
Filtering:

This salty earth is then placed into a large wooden filter, lined with leaves, through which more seawater is poured to create a concentrated brine.
Boiling:

The concentrated brine is then boiled down in a large pan or "kawa" until fine sea salt crystals form.
Wrapping:

The resulting sea salt is then packed into a cylindrical container made of woven nipa leaves, called a "buy-o".