Narrator: The health benefits of food have always played an important role in Korean culture. For centuries, bamboo salt baked two to three times has been used in traditional Korean medicine.

Korean bamboo salt stands as the most expensive salt globally, costing around ₹30,000 per kilogram in India. This unique salt undergoes a labor-intensive process over 45 to 50 days, involving ...

Countries like China also produce sea salt on a massive scale. In Australia, salt mining makes production economical. Additionally, government subsidies in some countries help lower the cost of salt ...

One such exotic condiment is the Korean bamboo salt, also known as bamboo salt, purple bamboo salt or Jugyeom, which costs a whopping $100 (Rs 8,621) for 250 grams, or Rs 34,484 ($400) per kilo!