Question

The principle of adding salt to meat to preserve it is called _____

(a) Pickling

(b) Curing

(c) Pickling & Curing

(d) Neither of the mentioned

I had been asked this question during an online exam.

This question is from Principles of Food Pickling and Curing-1 in section Principles of Semi-Moist Foods, Principles of Food Preservation by Fermentation, Principles of Food Pickling and Curing and Principles of Food Storage Stability of Food Engineering

Answer 1

Correct choice is (b) Curing

For explanation I would say: The principle of adding salt to meat to preserve it is called curing. The principle of adding salt to fruits and vegetables to preserve them is called pickling.