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A Halen Môn BBQ

Cooking over coals is one of the highlights of summer for us. Here we’ve put together a list of some of our go-to BBQ recipes for when the sun is out (though they'll all work on a griddle too if the weather isn't kind.) Pick one or two of these recipes for a weeknight...

We are proud to join the B Corp community

WHAT IS B-CORP? Certified B Corporations, in the simplest of terms, are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. We are incredibly proud to...

Things to do on Anglesey / Ynys Môn

 Ynys Môn has so much to offer this summer, both in and out doors. There are old beautiful favourites that come high up TridAdvisor's listings - like Newborough, Penmon and South Stack - but here we've rounded up a handful of hidden gems on the island, from a sauna on...

The Sandman – a triathlon across Anglesey

Every September The Sandman Triathlon takes place on Anglesey/ Ynys Môn.  The race starts and ends at Newborough, a pictureqsue forest and breath-takingingly beautiful beach, which is a perfect spot for your supporters to watch from. The Sandman gets its name from the...

Our co-founder has won an Outstanding Contribution Award

Our co-founder, Alison Lea-Wilson MBE, has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at the national Wales Food and Drink Awards, and was honoured along with 16 other  winners from all over Wales at the black-tie ceremony. Judges called Halen Môn a 'global brand...

Five reasons to book a Wild Seaweed Bath

  An outdoor bathing experience. This spring at Halen Môn, we are super excited to be offering a modern take on a rather old tradition. For hundreds of years, people have been bathing in seaweed for its nurturing, restorative and healing properties. This year,...

How to season like a chef

Over the past three decades, we have sold to and worked with hundreds of chefs. Big names and lesser known (but no less talented) cooks. We’ve picked up stellar recipes on our salt-selling travels, everywhere from New York City to Barcelona, Singapore to Modena, and...

A guide to buying and using sea salt

Why use sea salt? While table salt is the most common variety of cooking salt found in much of the world, we believe it doesn’t belong anywhere near the kitchen. Though cheap and easy to pour from a spout, it is often laden with anti-caking agents that can impart...

A Welsh Valentine’s: St Dwynwen’s Day

The end of January can sometimes be a little bleak – dark and cold, with the festive break long behind us. It’s warming then to have a Welsh tradition as a flicker of light at the end of month.  On the 25th of January every year, people all over Wales celebrate St...

Welsh leeks join the Welsh GI family

Wales’ national vegetable and emblem, the Welsh leek, is now officially protected as it gains PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) UK GI status. It’s the third new Welsh product to achieve UK GI status joining Gower Salt Marsh Lamb and Cambrian Mountains...

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.

A guide to buying and using sea salt

A guide to buying and using sea salt

Why use sea salt? While table salt is the most common variety of cooking salt found in much of the world, we believe it doesn’t belong anywhere near the kitchen. Though cheap and easy to pour from a spout, it is often laden with anti-caking agents that can impart...

A Welsh Valentine’s: St Dwynwen’s Day

A Welsh Valentine’s: St Dwynwen’s Day

The end of January can sometimes be a little bleak – dark and cold, with the festive break long behind us. It’s warming then to have a Welsh tradition as a flicker of light at the end of month.  On the 25th of January every year, people all over Wales celebrate St...

Welsh leeks join the Welsh GI family

Welsh leeks join the Welsh GI family

Wales’ national vegetable and emblem, the Welsh leek, is now officially protected as it gains PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) UK GI status. It’s the third new Welsh product to achieve UK GI status joining Gower Salt Marsh Lamb and Cambrian Mountains...

Five festive canapés

Five festive canapés

Dazzling canapés for the Christmas season. All easy to whip up before your guests arrive and perfect with fizz. Pleasingly little and perfectly balanced bites. Mackerel + pickled beetroot blinisA really easy recipe for making your own blinis, which are topped with...

Gifting well – a B Corp gift guide

Gifting well – a B Corp gift guide

At a time of year where thoughts turn to presents, we are trying to choose where we spend wisely – with businesses who want to do good in the world. Here we’ve put together a festive guide highlighting some of our favourite B Corp certified businesses and what they...

Homemade Christmas Gifts

Homemade Christmas Gifts

We’ve put together a list of some of our favourite homemade gifts to make this Christmas- giving any of these, wrapped up in parchment paper and tied with some ribbon - will earn you some serious brownie points this festive season.  Salted honey brittleCo-founder of...

A Halen Môn gift guide – what to buy and for who?

A Halen Môn gift guide – what to buy and for who?

While we know lots of people on our list would be pleased with a well-seasoned gift from Halen Môn, we also know that sometimes choosing can be difficult. We’ve put together a quick festive guide highlighting some of our favourites this year, from unusual stocking...

Eclade de Moules

Eclade de Moules

:Eclade des moules originates from the Charente-Maritime region of France. Here, the pine forests run into the beautiful Ile de Ré beaches, which run into the Atlantic ocean. This is an identical set-up to one of our favourite nearby spots, Newborough beach, just down...

Congratulations to the new Prince and Princess of Wales

Congratulations to the new Prince and Princess of Wales

Back in 2019, we were delighted to host a visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, now the Prince and Princess of Wales.    The pair returned to their previous home in North Wales to meet individuals and organisations in the region who are encouraging people...

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