brined

UK/bɹaɪnd/US/bɹaɪnd/

adjectiveC1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Brined means soaked in strong salt water. A brined turkey, brined for two days.

The salt makes the meat hold water rather than losing it, which is why a brined bird stays moist. Brining is also how olives and pickles are made edible and kept.

Definitions of brined

1adjectivebrinedSoaked in strong salt water.C1
“A brined chicken comes out of the oven far juicier.”

brined is a treatment.

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brined in the wild

Meat and fish are typically brined for less than twenty-four hours while vegetables, cheeses and fruit are brined in a much longer process known as pickling.
Brining
Feta is a Greek brined white cheese made from sheep's milk or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk.
Feta
Similar white brined cheeses are made traditionally in the Balkans, Cyprus, around the Black Sea, and in West Asia.
Feta
Sirene, also known as "white brine sirene", is a type of brined cheese originating from Bulgaria.
Sirene
Nabulsi is a Palestinian white brined cheese made in the Middle East.
Nabulsi cheese

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