noun
- water that contains a large amount of salt
- salt water used for preserving or flavoring food
Usage: cooking
verb
- to soak or preserve food in salt water
Usage: cooking
Examples
- The ocean is filled with brine.
- She soaked the turkey in brine before roasting it.
- The pickle jar contained a strong brine solution.
- We need to brine the pork chops overnight.
- The chef will brine the chicken for extra flavor.
- Salt mines often contain pools of natural brine.
- Make sure to brine the olives properly.