also: ごうしお
noun
covering in salt; salt-packing
Culinary term for preserving or preparing food by packing it in salt. Often used for fish or vegetables.
サバの強塩は保存食として昔から作られてきた。
Salt-packed mackerel has been made as a preserved food since old times.
強塩にした野菜は水分が抜けて日持ちする。
Vegetables that have been salt-packed lose moisture and keep longer.
塩漬け is the more common term for pickling or preserving in salt, while 強塩 specifically emphasizes heavy salting or packing in salt.
Compound of 強 (ごう, 'strong') and 塩 (しお/じお, 'salt'), literally 'strong salt'.