DESERT SALT
FROM THE KALAHARI

Oryx Desert Salt is a naturally organic, crystal-white gourmet salt – sundried, mineral rich, unrefined, unpolluted and free from plastic, additives or chemicals.

Oryx Desert Salt is sourced from an ancient, ever-replenishing, sustainable underground salt lake in the pristine and remote Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa.

Sun-dried in the hot African sun and the wind, energised by the moon and the stars, giving it a unique, gentle and exceptional taste.

Oryx Desert Salt is a magic ingredient, super-charging and activating a variety of artisanal specialty products.

The taste of Oryx is loved by chefs and our versatile packaging options suit a wide range of lifestyle preferences...

Our story began in the heart of the Kalahari desert and has taken us throughout Southern Africa to the rest of the world ...

We're comitted to using local, renewable resources and reducing our carbon footprint...

Our salt is natural, unrefined and nutritius, just the way nature intended.

Our salt is gourmet quality, yet economically priced without costing the earth...

We support small local businesses, build partnerships and advocate for eco-awareness...

Sam's business journey, the origin story, why the Oryx, the origin of #spotthehorns

refill, reuse, real value, packaging, ceramic grinders, sustainable, self-replenishing source

giving back to the Khomeni SAN and Mier

necessity of salt for health

all the different packaging options, loved by chefs, chef stories about Oryx Desert Salt

Latest Blogs

16/08/2023

SMALL BACKYARD FARMERS ADD BIG TASTE TO ORYX DESERT SALT

Oryx Desert Salt is delighted to announce the launch of their brand new flavoured salt: Oryx Chilli Salt. The new flavour comes as a result of their exciting collaboration with Backyard Farms (BYF), a local, social-upliftment enterprise. BYF has created an innovative supply-chain business model, sourcing chillies from township-based, home and community gardeners, grown exclusively […]