id inae ▁Category : Art icles ▁created ▁by ▁Q bug bot <0x0A> </s> ▁A la ea ▁salt , ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Hawai ian ▁red ▁salt , ▁is ▁an ▁un ref ined ▁sea ▁salt ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁mixed ▁with ▁an ▁iron ▁ox ide ▁rich ▁vol can ic ▁cl ay ▁called ▁' ala ea ', ▁which ▁gives ▁the ▁season ing ▁its ▁characteristic ▁brick ▁red ▁color ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Native ▁Hawai ian ▁cu is ine ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁traditional ▁d ishes ▁such ▁as ▁kal ua ▁p ig , ▁po ke , ▁and ▁pip ika ula ▁( H aw ai ian ▁j er ky ). ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁tradition ally ▁used ▁to ▁clean se , ▁pur ify ▁and ▁bless ▁tools , ▁can o es , ▁homes ▁and ▁tem ples . ▁Once ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁to ▁c ure ▁sal mon , ▁it ▁saw ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁popular ity ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁fusion ▁style ▁cu is ine ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁both ▁on ▁Islands ▁and ▁beyond . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁A la ea ▁salt ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁used ▁by ▁Hawai ians ▁to ▁clean se , ▁pur ify ▁and ▁bless ▁tools , ▁can o es , ▁homes ▁and ▁tem ples . ▁A la ea ▁salt ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁several ▁native ▁Hawai ian ▁d ishes ▁kal ua ▁p ig , ▁po ke , ▁and ▁pip ika ula ▁( H aw ai ian ▁j er ky ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Hawai ians