desalted
Made less briny
Desalted means having had salt removed.
Water is desalted to make it drinkable: desalted seawater.
Food may be desalted before cooking: Soak the anchovies to get them desalted.
The process is desalination or desalting.
Saturate with liquid
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- blanchScald briefly, then cool
- leachExtract by percolation
- diluteReduce by adding solvent
rinsed · soaked · brined · cured · bacalao · anchovies · capers · olives
Restored to health
- brinedTreated with salt solution
- rehydratedRestored moisture to
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- rinsedWashed with water
reconstituted · dried · jerky · bacalao · stockfish · gravlax · corned · canning
soak
Saturate with liquid
dilute · rinsed · soaked · brined · cured · bacalao · anchovies · capers · olives · feta
cured
Restored to health
- brinedTreated with salt solution
- rehydratedRestored moisture to
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
rinsed · reconstituted · dried · jerky · bacalao · stockfish · gravlax · corned · canning · pickling
ion-exchange
Charged particle substitution process
- demineralizedMinerals extracted from
- deionizedStripped of charged particles
- distilledPurified by vaporization
purified · filtration · softened · osmosis · leach · rinse · soak · flush · wash · dilute
bland
Lacking distinctive qualities
neutral · light · fresh · clean · gentle · smooth · palatable · low-sodium · underseasoned · mellow