My local Tesco now has an American section in the World Foods aisle - finally! Hiding amongst the usual imports from the US of brightly coloured cereals, Pop Tarts and chocolate bars, were these small jars of J&D's Malt Salt. It's described as a "malt vinegar flavor sea salt" which will give chips all the tang and kick of malt vinegar without the soggy texture - "let's keep it crispy people". Sold!
Straight away there is a strong malt vinegar scent coming from the bottle - even before opening. Once I had taken a closer look I was surprised by the texture of the Malt Salt. It's a very fine powder rather than the table salt texture I was expecting. In the interests of this review I tried a little dab of the Malt Salt without any food just to test the saltiness. It tasted great, very salty and with a real vinegar kick to it. However, once on the actual chips it seemed to lose some of it's intensity. It gave the chips quite a light vinegar flavor and not much salt at all. I still think it's a fantastic product, but it didn't flavor the chips as much as good old salt and vinegar does!
The J&D's Malt Salt is made with all natural ingredients, including malt vinegar powder. Apparently it's great for making homemade salt and vinegar popcorn.
Grocery Gems Verdict: J&D's Malt Salt
RATING: 7 out of 10. Buy them again?: I'd try J&D's Bacon Salt next.
Purchased: Tesco
Price: £2.00p (85g jar).
