salt-cured goods
nounUK /sɔːlt kjʊəd ɡʊdz/
US /sɔlt kjʊrd ɡʊdz/
Foods that are kept safe to eat by packing them with salt.
The shop sells salt-cured goods like ham and fish.
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2. Meats and fish treated with salt so they last a long time.
Sailors carried salt-cured goods on long voyages.
3. Products made by soaking or rubbing food with salt to dry it out.
The market stall had salt-cured goods hanging from hooks.
4. Traditional foods preserved with salt instead of refrigeration.
Before fridges existed, families relied on salt-cured goods through winter.