Salted fish

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Reconstruction of the Roman fish-salting plant at Neapolis in present day Tunisia

Salted fish, such as

salt-cured meats, it provides preserved animal protein even in the absence of refrigeration
.

Method

Various salted fish sold in a marketplace in a suburb of Jakarta, Indonesia

fungi and other potentially pathogenic organisms cannot survive in a highly salty environment, due to the hypertonic
nature of salt. Any living cell in such an environment will become dehydrated through osmosis and die or become temporarily inactivated.

The

freeze-drying, water binding humectants, and fully automated equipment with temperature and humidity control have been added. Often a combination of these techniques is used.[2]

Health effects

The

Group 1 carcinogen.[5][6]

Gallery

  • Platforms, called fish flakes, where cod dry in the sun before being packed in salt
    Platforms, called fish flakes, where cod dry in the sun before being packed in salt
  • Remains of Roman fish-salting plant at Neapolis
    Remains of Roman fish-salting plant at Neapolis
  • Drying salted fish at Malpe Harbour
    Drying salted fish at Malpe Harbour
  • Salt fish dip at Jakarta
    Salt fish dip at Jakarta
  • Ruins of the Port Eynon Salt House – seawater was boiled to extract salt for preserving fish
    Ruins of the Port Eynon Salt House – seawater was boiled to extract salt for preserving fish
  • Egyptians bringing in fish and splitting them for salting
    Egyptians bringing in fish and splitting them for salting
  • Salted dried butterfishes in Chinese Food Store at Yuen Long, Hong Kong
    Salted dried butterfishes in Chinese Food Store at Yuen Long, Hong Kong
  • Fish in a salt crust
    Fish in a salt crust
  • Fish cellars at Church Cove, England, used for pressing salted pilchards into barrels for storage and export to the continent
    Fish cellars at
    pilchards
    into barrels for storage and export to the continent
  • Salt cabin, a small building where fish is salted, in Koserow, Germany
    Salt cabin, a small building where fish is salted, in Koserow, Germany
  • Dried Fish in a market of Odisha
    Dried Fish in a market of Odisha

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Historical Origins of Food Preservation." University of Georgia, National Center for Home Food Preservation. Accessed Mat 2012.
  2. ^ FAO: Preservation techniques Fisheries and aquaculture department, Rome. Updated 27 May 2005.
  3. ^ "Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: A Global Perspective". wcrf.org. Retrieved 14 February 2023. "There is strong evidence, mostly from Asia, that consuming foods preserved by salting (including salt-preserved vegetables, fish and salt-preserved foods in general) is a cause of stomach cancer."
  4. ^ "Meat, fish and dairy products and the risk of cancer". wcrf.org. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Known and Probable Human Carcinogens". cancer.org. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Agents classified by the IARC Monographs". monographs.iarc.who.int. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

References

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