oversalting
Excess seasoning error
Oversalting is adding too much salt to food, ruining the balance of flavors: The oversalting made the soup nearly inedible.
The term applies to cooking errors and to preserved foods where excess salt overwhelms other tastes.
Figuratively rare, but the literal sense is common in cooking contexts and recipe warnings.
Excessive flavor added
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
brine · marinade · cure · remedy · dilution · soak · potatoes · milk
Not pleasing to eat
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- distastefulCausing moral revulsion
inedibility · unenjoyable · disagreeable · disgusting · waste · discard · unsalvageable · complaint
Chronic elevated arterial pressure
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
kidneys · electrolytes · thirst · bloating · low-sodium
Mildly salty water
- brinyStrongly of salt
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
pungent · overpowering · cloying · unpleasant · metallic · bitter · astringent
Restoring health or preserving
- picklingAcid preservation process
- briningSaltwater soaking for meat
- jerkyCured meat snack
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
desiccation · osmosis · salinity · gravlax · sauerkraut · anchovies · capers
overseasoned
Excessive flavor added
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
excessive · brine · marinade · cure · remedy · dilution · soak · potatoes · milk · correction
unappetizing
Not pleasing to eat
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
distasteful · inedibility · unenjoyable · disagreeable · disgusting · waste · discard · unsalvageable · complaint · refund
hypertension
Chronic elevated arterial pressure
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
stroke · kidneys · electrolytes · thirst · bloating · low-sodium
brackish
Mildly salty water
acrid · pungent · overpowering · cloying · unpleasant · metallic · bitter · astringent
curing
Restoring health or preserving
preservation · desiccation · osmosis · salinity · gravlax · sauerkraut · anchovies · capers
- cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, scorched, raw
- cooking mistakesburnt toast, burned food, undercooked, burnt popcorn, overcooked
- seasoning mistakesundersalting, bland food, too spicy