Salting

Salting is a technique to preserve food. The salting method of food preservation was popular before modern refridgeration.

To salt a food item is very simple, just pack salt around it and put it in a cool dry place. Depending on how much salt is used the food could last for a few months to a few years, and the technique adds flavor as well, though some do not like the taste of salted foods. Salted food is very salty and may be unhealthy for some people with heart conditions

Some popular salted foods are Lox and the less salty (and thus less preserved) counterpart Nova Lox.