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KENCHING [2 records]

Record 1 2021-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
DEF

Méthode de salage par empilage, selon laquelle chaque couche de poissons tranchés, disposés à plat côté peau en dessous, est recouverte d'une couche de sel sec, disposition qui permet à la saumure de s'écouler librement.

OBS

salage en arrime; salage en pile : désignations normalisées par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) en 1993.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Food Industries
OBS

Kench method: A kench is a regular pile of fish made by laying them on their backs with napes and tails alternating. Spread a considerable quantity of salt over each layer. Turn the top layer of fish with backs up. As the salt extracts the water from the fish, it runs to the floor and drains of

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Défaut d'empilage, dans le salage en arrime, qui crée des poches ou la saumure formée ne s'écoule pas convenablement.

OBS

Terme(s) normalisé(s) par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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