If you’re at Costco, Walmart, or the grocery store this week, throw a box of Maldon sea salt in the cart. You’ll need it for Saturday’s focaccia, and once you have it you’ll use it on everything.
Pretzels, roasted vegetables, finishing steaks, you name it. A box costs a few bucks and lasts months.
Here’s why it matters for this bake. Regular table salt or fine sea salt dissolves into the olive oil and disappears. Maldon’s pyramid-shaped flakes hold their shape on the surface, giving you visible crunch and little pops of salt in every bite. That’s the texture contrast that makes Ligurian focaccia special. The brine seasons the bread from within.
The Maldon finishes it from the top.