Avery Island? Isn’t that where Tabasco sauce is made?
The salt mines in the area are very pure.
Yeah.
“Avery Island? Isn’t that where Tabasco sauce is made?”
That is correct. The central portion of Avery Island is actually a salt dome. Thus it is about 70 feet above sea level. The salt does not reach the surface but it is close.
Damn fine hot sauces. Louisiana is my favorite with Dixie a close runner up. For most things and my taste buds, Tabasco is too hot and masks the flavor that I like. I just taste hot and not much pepper if that makes sense. The one exception that comes to mind is I like a squeeze of lemon and Tabasco with half shell oysters.
Avery Island is a money machine
To get tere you must cross a short bridge with a $4 toll (a few years ago)
A major destination is the Tabasco factory, really a very large kitchen where the various blends and package sizes are cooked and bottled.
Associated with the factory is a large gift shop selling everything you can think of that is tabasco related. There is a food truck selling Louisiana jambalaya and et tu Fei. Fantastically delicious.
There is the cargill salt works that has been there for ages.
They punched through the salt dome and struck oil
Ihe island is beautiful and if you want to see the local flora and fauna, there is a visitors preserve that can be visited for a fee.
It is all just a very large family business
Rescue operations at an Avery Island salt mine have ended after crews located the body of the second missing miner last night.
The roof of the salt mine, owned by Cargill Protein and Animal Health, collapsed on December 14. Sixteen miners were able to escape, but two remained stranded.
By the evening of December 15, the bodies of both miners had been located, according to Cargill spokesman Daniel Sullivan.
“Our hearts are broken for our colleagues and their families,” Sullivan said. “To respect their privacy, we will not be sharing further details about the employees at this time. We continue to offer both families support and extend our deepest condolences for their loss. We care about our teammates and have professional grief counselors on site at our facility who will be available to our team as needed. The safety and well-being of our colleagues is our top priority. We are grieving with the community as we face this loss together.”
Sullivan released a statement hours after the collapse saying that the cave in had nothing to do with recent sanctions from the Mine Health and Safety Administration at the site. He said Cargill will continue to work with investigators from the agency to determine the cause of the deadly collapse.
Unfortunately, this result is not unexpected.
Prayers for the survivors.