Introducing Rivsalt: a design brand for foodies
The restaurant is back where cooking started – at home. More and more people invite friends for fine dining in their home. Behind it is a passion for cooking, curiosity and a wish to reach beyond expectations. Which also happens to be the essence of RIVSALT.
RIVSALT is a design brand for foodies. It’s made to inspire to new dishes and flavor combinations. Help you add a new touch to your favorite recipe and offer a unique product design that breaks the ice around the dinner table. So that you can recreate the ambience of a fine-dining restaurant in your home. With a pinch of luxury.
Bon appétit!
001 RIVSALT [the original]
HIMALAYAN SALT ROCK
RIVSALT [grated salt] is a gastronomic experience and a new way of adding salt to food. Natural Himalayan salt is grated onto the dish with a stainless steel grater of the highest quality. The salt and grater becomes a centerpiece of the dining table when placed in the accompanying desk stand made from untreated natural oak.
The original rivsalt product includes a Japanese style grater, a Himalayan salt rock and a desk stand made from untreated natural oak, all delivered in an attractive cardboard gift tube.
003 LIQUORICE
100% RAW LIQUORICE
LIQUORICE is the renowned “RIVSALT gastronomic experience“ now with a beautiful chunk of premium raw liquorice. Together with the high- quality stainless steel grater they become the centerpiece of any dining table when placed in the untreated oak desk stand.
Just about any dessert gets a tasty kick from our grated raw liquorice, be it ice cream or a slice of chocolate cake. You may also want to spice up your baking, your Saturday-night chili or a cup of hot cocoa or tea. You can rest assured that it’s made without any additives or impurities and completely vegan and gluten-free.
005 KITCHEN (the large one)
HIMALAYAN SALT ROCK
KITCHEN brings you the renowned “RIVSALT gastronomic experience” into your food preparation area. Perfectly shaped Himalayan salt crystals are grated with the big and functional, yet beautiful, stainless steel grater. A grand natural oak wood board serves as a great stand and easily holds up to four additional salt rocks.
The salt and grater become the centerpiece of your dining table when placed in the accompanying desk stand made from untreated natural oak.
006 BBQ & 007 BBQ Pro
HIMALAYAN SALT BLOCKS
Take your barbecuing to a whole new level with the BBQ & BBQ Pro kit by RIVSALT. Suitable for gas or charcoal barbecues, in the oven or directly on your induction, gas or electric stove tops.
To use, simply add oil to the large salt surface and heat up slowly to create a sizzling cooking surface that seasons evenly as it grills meat, fish, shellfish or vegetables. For a twist, chill the blocks to create a sophisticated surface for serving sushi, fresh fruits or ice cream.
011 PEPPER
JAVA LONG PEPPERS
PEPPER is the perfect companion to our range of salts products. Each PEPPER-set contains several aromatic long peppers from the Indonesian island of Java. Together with the high-quality stainless steel grater and natural oak desk stand they truly become yet another conversation piece at the dining table.
The Java long peppers have their own distinctive character, as well as the familiar black pepper taste. Grated over your dish, you’ll detect surprising aromas of liquorice, aniseed and cinnamon, with a spicy sensation towards the end. Think of it as a regular black pepper with a twist.
013 TOOTHPICK
MOROCCAN TOOTHPICK FLOWER
TOOTHPICK turns after-dinner teeth cleaning into an extravagant experience. Featuring an elegant cluster of flowers from the toothpick plant [ammi visnaga] and a natural oak desk stand, it makes an attractive - yet functional - addition to any table. To use, simply snap off a stem from the beautiful dried flower and use it like a regular toothpick.
The flower heads used in rivsalt TOOTHPICK are harvested from Morocco’s atlas mountains where they are dried and then shipped to Casablanca for final selection. Locals have used the plant for a wide range of purposes for more than 1000 years and to this day use the dried flower stems as toothpicks.
015 GINGER & TURMERIC
PREMIUM SUN DRIED PIECES
GINGER & TURMERIC are old best friends from India. Used in many of the same dishes, they complement each other extremely well – like most best friends do. These dried roots belong to the Zingiberaceae family and are said to have remarkable health benefits - possibly even more so together with grated PEPPER.
For some extra zing, use the elegant spoon-grater to stir the grated roots into a classic curry, a delicious Caribbean sweet potato soup or your breakfast chia seed pudding. Or why not grate and stir into a fresh cocktail or your favorite smoothie? Works great on top of your morning latte, tea or super- healthy detox shot, too. A true RIVSALT gastronomic experience every time.
019 PASTA SALT
HALIT SALT ROCKS
PASTA SALT is perfectly salted pasta water made easy. Simply add one HALIT salt rock per liter pasta water and be sure to get delicious pasta every time – in no time.
Curated by Swedish-Italian master chef Dante Zia, you can rest assure your pasta will become a true gastronomic experience, making it the ultimate gift for yourself or your foodie friends and family.
020 FREEZE & SERVE
HIMALAYAN SALT PLATES
FREEZE & SERVE includes four himalayan salt plates, which turn any starter or dessert into a RIVSALT gastronomic experience. to use, simply pop the plates into your freezer for a couple of hours and take them out again just before serving.
The plates have one flat side; great for starters like sashimi, tartar or salad, and another side with a rounded cavity; perfect for desserts like vanilla ice cream with grated raw LIQUORICE. In Michelin 2-star restaurant, Vila Joya in Albufeira Portugal, FREEZE & SERVE plates are used to exquisitely present butter.
022 TONKA & 023 NUTMEG
ORGANIC NUTS & FLAVOROUS BEANS
The aroma of grated Tonka bean is enchanting. Almond, vanilla, woodruff and fresh hay blended with fruity, spicy notes. Suitable for desserts? Definitely. And for cocktails, savory dishes and pastry, too.
Nutmeg is known for its warm, spicy aroma and wide use. You often find it in pumpkin pies and cakes, but it can also give sweet and savory food that extra kick of flavor. Nutmeg is especially suited for creamy or cheesy dishes such as lasagna, creamed spinach and mashed potatoes (with butter, a lot).
024 CHILI
DRIED ORGANIC CHILI PEPPERS
CHILI is all about flavor and experience. Just like RIVSALT. So creating our own chili product, which you are now holding in your hand, felt natural. A perfectly shaped grater in stainless steel, a holder in oak wood and the best possible chili pepper selection we could find.
Our yellow amazon chili grows in Colombia. It belongs to the sharper but not extreme group of chilies with 50.000-70.000 Scoville heat units. Amazon chilies are harvested just before full ripeness, that’s why they are yellow. Refine your soups, meat dishes and dips with this grated delight.
025 AMAZON & 026 BIRDS EYE
& 027 JALAPENO
DELICATE & INTENSE FLAVOR SENSATIONS
Common in many cuisines, chili peppers are used to add heat and flavor. Our yellow amazon chili grows in Colombia. It belongs to the sharper but not extreme group of chilies with 50.000-70.000 Scoville heat units. Refine your soups, meat dishes and dips with this grated delight.
The red birds eye chili originates from Uganda and each plant produces numerous hot pods. With 90.000-120.000 Scoville heat units on the Scoville scale, it’s among the world’s hottest chilies. The sharpness is intense and direct, and the taste is similar to Thai chili. Perfect for hot Asian dishes and your home-made BBQ sauce.
Our organic green jalapeno chili grows in Spain. It belongs to the mild but very juicy fruits with clearly rounded tips reaching about 5.000 Scoville heat units. They harmonize perfectly with cheese, in meat dishes such as chili con carne and goulash or in homemade wraps. .