Our Process

How the salt is made.

Cheonilyeom (Korea's sun-dried sea salt) takes five steps and months of aging. Just sun, sea, and time.

The Imjado Island coastline at sunset, where seawater enters the holding ponds
STEP 01

High tide harvest

At high tide, we channel pristine, mineral-rich seawater into our first holding pond.

Aerial view of the series of evaporation ponds on Imjado Island
STEP 02

Sun-powered concentration

Over 10 days, the water flows downhill through a series of five ponds. Here, the sun's rays work to naturally evaporate the water, enriching the brine.

Final evaporation pond lined with black tiles
STEP 03

Intensive evaporation

We filter out impurities and move the brine to a final evaporation pond, lined with black tiles to absorb more heat from the sun.

Coarse salt crystals forming on the surface of the drying pond
STEP 04

Crystal formation

Salt crystals form on the surface and settle. This is where the coarse, mineral-rich grains take shape.

Family members collecting the salt harvest by hand
STEP 05

Harvest & aging

We collect the salt by hand and let it drain and age for months. The excess moisture leaves, the bitter compounds mellow, and what's left is clean, balanced salt.

Once cured, the salt is shipped to our processing facility in the United States where it is meticulously ground and packaged.

★★★★☆
"The usual bitter aftertaste of salt was remarkably absent. I like the light crunchy structure, it easily crushes, and provides a delicious accent to my desserts."
MJ S. · Verified Josu customer
72%
Sodium chloride - the rest is naturally occurring minerals the process leaves in.
10
Days for seawater to travel the five evaporation ponds.
300
Acres of salt ponds on Imjado - half farmed by our family, half by the community.
0
Additives, anti-caking agents, or bleaching. 100% unrefined sea salt.

From our farm to your kitchen.

The 8oz resealable bag, shipped with Prime.

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