brine-cured

Thân thiện

The butcher slices the brine-cured ham for a customer.

Definition

Adjective: - (used especially of meats) preserved in salt: Describes food, most commonly meat or fish, that has been treated and preserved by soaking in or packing with a concentrated saltwater solution (brine).

Usage

The adjective "brine-cured" is used attributively (before a noun) to describe the preservation method of a food item. It is a technical or culinary term.

Examples

• The deli is known for its delicious brine-cured ham.
• For the recipe, you will need one pound of brine-cured pork belly.
• Traditional brine-cured olives have a distinctive salty flavor.

Advanced Usage

• The term specifies the preservation (curing with brine) rather than just the resulting salty taste. It implies a process of soaking, not just surface salting.
• It can be used in a comparative or superlative form (e.g., "This is the best brine-cured bacon I've ever tasted").

Variants and Related Words

• Brine (noun): A solution of salt in water.
• Cure (verb): To preserve food by salting, drying, or smoking.
• Pickled (adjective): Preserved in vinegar or a similar acidic solution. (Note: "Pickled" often involves vinegar, while "brine-cured" specifically involves saltwater).
• Salt-cured (adjective): Preserved with dry salt. This is a close synonym, though "brine-cured" specifically implies a wet solution.

Synonyms

• Salt-cured
• Salted
• Corned (as in corned beef)

Antonyms

• Fresh
• Unsalted
• Raw (in the context of not being preserved)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (used especially of meats) preserved in salt

Từ đồng nghĩa

• salted
• salt-cured