For me as a perfumer, gourmand can be fleur de sel, tomato, carrot, herbs, citrus peel. The scent category ha s grown from cloying apple pie to sophisticated mushroom, pistachio, or truffle." ...

Fleur de sel is a rare, unrefined salt that is made by evaporating seawater slowly in 2-centimeter-deep ponds. It's made in western France using centuries-old methods. Just locally, it can cost ...