longknife
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It all comes down to salt versus acid
I remember my grandmother doing some of this stuff when I was a kid. But, I never paid much attention to it.
Today?
SO, to debrief:
Brining = preserving and/or flavoring with salt
Marinating = preserving and/or flavoring with acid
Pickling = preserving with salt (fermented pickles) or preserving with acid (unfermented pickles)
Curing = all of the above
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