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noun / verb

brine

BRYNE/braɪn/

Strongly salted water, especially for soaking or preserving food.

The cucumbers sit in a jar of brine.

A clear preserving jar holds cucumber spears submerged in water, with a heaped spoon of coarse salt resting across its open mouth and a small bowl of matching salt crystals beside it.
Etymology
brineOld Englishwater saturated with salt

Old English bryne already meant water saturated with salt, the same basic substance used for preserving or flavoring food today. Its deeper origin is unknown.

In context

Francesco Feston0:31
calculate the water and salt for the brine you'll want to use an equal weight of water to your food
How to brine before sous vide cooking

More examples

  • She brined the chicken before cooking it.
  • A strong brine filled the preserving jar.
  • The recipe uses brine to season the vegetables.

Forms

brine · brines · brined · brining

Similar words

saline
Saline describes a salt solution; brine is a salty liquid, especially for preserving food.
pickle
To pickle food is to preserve it in brine or another preserving liquid, often vinegar.