salted
Preserved with crystals
Salted means treated or preserved with salt: salted butter, salted cod, salted peanuts.
The word also describes something seasoned with salt for flavor.
Figuratively, a salted mine or claim has been fraudulently seeded with valuable minerals to deceive buyers.
A salted veteran is one toughened by experience.
Substance adding taste
- umamiFifth taste sensation
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
brined · salinity · flavorful · enhanced · cured · rubbed · sprinkled · finishing
Thoroughly dehydrated
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- driedStripped of moisture
- preservedKept from deterioration
- curedRestored to health
leached · dehydrated · withered · extracted
Restoring health or preserving
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- pickledPreserved in acidic solution
- jerkyCured meat snack
- prosciuttoUncooked cured Italian ham
charcuterie · smoked · fermented · confit · kippers · gravlax · pancetta · biltong
flavoring
Substance adding taste
savory · brined · salinity · flavorful · enhanced · cured · rubbed · sprinkled · finishing · coarse
desiccated
Thoroughly dehydrated
cured · leached · dehydrated · withered · extracted
curing
Restoring health or preserving
prosciutto · charcuterie · smoked · fermented · confit · kippers · gravlax · pancetta · biltong · soppressata
seawater
Salty ocean fluid
sea · tidal · coastal · brackish · briny · ocean · spray · estuary · saltwater · marine
experienced
Having practical knowledge gained
seasoned · cynical · worldly · toughened · jaded · battle-scarred
- food prep termsmarinated, seasoned, spiced, herbed, flavored
- path conditionsmuddy, rocky, icy, slippery, wet
- preservation statespreserved, canned, frozen, dried, pickled
- Steak Donenessrare, medium rare, medium, medium well, well done
- dairy wordscreamy, milky, cheesy, buttery, curdled
- food adjectivesdelicious, tasty, yummy, scrumptious, savory
saltedbland
Lacking distinctive qualities
unseasoned · plain · tasteless · flavorless · unflavored
saltedfresh
Newly made, not stale
uncured · raw · unpreserved · unprocessed · natural
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
- table saltCommon food seasoning
- salt and pepperTwo basic table seasonings
- sea saltOcean-sourced sodium chloride
- grain of saltSkepticism about claims
- old saltExperienced maritime veteran
salt, salts, unsalted, salting, saltiness, saltine, saltless, desalt, desalted