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close this bookSmall-Scale Processing of Fish (ILO - WEP, 1982, 140 p.)
close this folderCHAPTER II. SALTING - DRYING - FERMENTING
close this folderII. SALTING
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View the documentII.1. Kench salting
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(introduction...)

There are three main salting methods: kench salting, pickle curing and brining. The first two methods yield fish with a relatively high salt concentration while the third method (brining) is commonly used for products with a low salt concentration. A method used in some fisheries, whereby fish are rubbed with salt and then hung to dry, is not recommended as it does not produce an even cure.