粗あら塩じお

noun

coarse salt; unrefined salt

Refers to salt with larger crystals, often used in cooking or pickling. The reading あらしお is a common variant.

• 漬つけ物ものを作つくるときは粗あら塩じおを使つかいます。

  I use coarse salt when making pickles.

• この粗あら塩じおはミネラルが豊ほう富ふだ。

  This unrefined salt is rich in minerals.