塩しおに漬つける

expression, ichidan verb

preserve in salt; salt down

Used for preserving food by packing or soaking it in salt. Often applied to vegetables, fish, or meat.

• きゅうりを塩しおに漬つけて、一ひと晩ばん置おきます。

  I salt the cucumbers and let them sit overnight.

• 祖そ母ぼは毎まい年とし、梅うめを塩しおに漬つけて梅うめ干ぼしを作つくる。

  Every year, my grandmother salts plums to make umeboshi.