HALEN MÔN BLOG
Expect interesting and delicious articles on everything from how to use our pure sea salt to eco-friendly gift ideas, how to season like a chef to flavoured salt recipes.
We’ve won a Sustainable Business Award!
Last week we received a Sustainable Business award from Cynnal Cymru, Wales’ Sustainable Development Charity. The winner was chosen purely by the voting public, so we would like to thank everyone who took five minutes out of their day to choose us. It means a huge...
Charred Baby Leeks with Chilli Garlic Salt Dressing
INGREDIENTSSERVES 3-4 About 10 baby leeks 4 tbsp greek yoghurt 2 tsp maple syrup or honey 3 decent pinches of Pure Sea Salt with Chilli + Garlic 1 tbsp tahini 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 2 lemons, juiced 1 bunch chives, finely chopped A super simple side dish or...
A Panad with… Nom Nom Chocolate Founder Liam Burgess
Nom Nom literally cannot make chocolate fast enough. It seems that glossy squares of the sweet stuff, deliciously local ingredients, old-fashioned brown paper and a young and dynamic team make for an absolutely irresistible combination. Liam started the company in...
Four Reasons We Love Positive News
Whatever your political stance, it seems fair to say that the UK, and indeed the wider world, has had a tumultuous year. Perhaps now, more than ever, we are in need of some reading material with an optimistic, progressive outlook on the world. An Anglesey-born writer...
A Panad with…Halen Môn Co-Founder Alison Lea-Wilson
Alison, co-founder of Halen Môn, is a food-lover through and through. She travels the world from Shanghai to St Petersburg to sell the sea salt that we take such care in making, always carrying a notebook to record all the recipes that inspire her along the way, and...
Water, Wine, Cider + Apple Juice: Pant Du
Pant Du isn't somewhere you are ever likely to be thirsty. Tucked away in the Nantlle Valley, in the heart of the outstandingly beautiful Snowdonia mountain range, Richard, Iola and their team quietly get on with brewing exceptional cider, collecting crisp spring...
A Panad with…Dylan’s Restaurants Co-Founder Robin Hodgson
Dylan's Restaurants - in Menai Bridge, Anglesey and Criccieth, Gwynedd - have fast become favourites for their local seafood, great pizza and wonderful breads. Set up by four men with a love of good food and service, we are always impressed by their attention to...
A Global Wales
In light of recent events in the UK and Wales, we wanted to make clear how very highly we value our European staff, friends, colleagues and customers, and how much we abhor racism and xenophobia. Our relationships with people throughout Europe and indeed the world are...
We’ve won a Responsible Business award!
Last night, we were very proud to have been awarded a Responsible Business award from Business in the Community Cymru. It means a lot to us because it goes straight to the very core of our business values. Our team is committed to producing our products in a...
A Panad with… Butter Maker Grant Harrington
It's safe to say that Grant Harrington is fairly obsessed with food. More specifically, with butter. A chef by trade, with numerous Michelin starred kitchens under his belt, he now churns butter five days a week, sells it on day six, and spends day seven cleaning all...