Kala Namak (Himalayan Black Salt)

Kala Namak, also known as 'Himalayan black salt', is a kiln-fired rock salt with a sulphurous, pungent smell mined in the regions surrounding the Himalayas of Nepal. It is used widely in South Asia has an unmistakable pungency taste due to its naturally high sulphur/sulphite mineral content.  Kala Namak is especially popular with vegans because its sulphur smell taste makes great scrambled 'eggs' using tofu instead. Once cooked, the flavour becomes milder not so 'eggy'.