How Samantha Skyring Helped Bring Desert Salt Into Mainstream Kitchens With Oryx Desert Salt

For years, sea salt dominated conversations around specialty cooking ingredients. But recently, another category has started attracting attention among chefs, home cooks, and consumers increasingly interested in ingredient sourcing and sustainability: desert salt.

One of the brands helping drive that shift is Oryx Desert Salt, founded by entrepreneur Samantha Skyring. Today, the company’s products are sold internationally and stocked in retailers including Whole Foods Market, but the story behind the brand began far from grocery shelves or commercial kitchens.

It started in the deserts of Southern Africa.

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