Making Jugyeom, or Korean bamboo salt, requires a complex production method. Regular sea salt is packed into bamboo canisters ...
But the premium compared to other types of salt is steep. Nine-times-roasted bamboo salt, sometimes referred to as "purple bamboo salt," can cost over 10 times the price of pink Himalayan salt.
Countries like China also produce sea salt on a massive scale. In Australia, salt mining makes production economical.