boiling in salted water; salt boiling
Cooking method where ingredients, especially vegetables, are boiled in salted water. Often contrasted with 塩煮 (しおに), which involves simmering in a seasoned broth rather than plain salted water.
See also: 塩煮 (しおに)
Boil the spinach in salted water, then transfer it to cold water.
Broccoli turns a vivid color when boiled in salted water.
Compound of 塩 (salt) and 茹で (boiling), from the verb 茹でる (to boil).