Northern Guinea-Bissau (Cacheu / Oio Mangrove Rice), Guinea-Bissau
Farim Salt
Sal de Farim
Artisanal salt harvested from the Cacheu riverbed near Farim, over 100 km from the Atlantic coast; the tidal river leaves a salt crust during the dry season (November–May); women collect, filter, and boil the brine using mangrove wood; a Slow Food Presidium product since 2011; one of the food products TasteAtlas lists for Guinea-Bissau.
