Does sea salt taste the same no matter where it was produced?

I wouldn’t think so. Different oceans have different minerals.

To a person who is talented in tasting, they would not. To me, they all taste alike.

I just know that sea salt doesn’t taste like table salt. It tastes kind of…dirty!

I love sea salt. There are all sorts of varieties. They have different mineral additions that make them taste different.

This site contains a guide that describes the different types and the flavor differentials.

The most important detail is kosher salt. Kosher means larger grain size, which causes less salt per teaspoon. So if a recipe calls for 1 tsp kosher salt and you use 1 tsp table salt, you will get twice as much by weight as you should.

As for sea salt, maybe you can taste the trace minerals, but I don’t think so. (disclaimer: I never tried any.) What you are talking about is just salt. It would be interesting to weigh a tsp of sea salt and a tsp of generic salt just for comparison.