suolattuna
Suolattuna is a Finnish term meaning salted or in a salted state. It is the past passive participle form of the verb suolata (to salt). In Finnish, suolattuna can function as an adjective or as an adverb to describe foods or preparations that have been salted, either for flavor or preservation. The root concept is common in Finnish cooking, where salt is used for curing fish, meats, and other preserved foods.
In culinary contexts, suolattuna indicates that a product has undergone salting, which may be dry salting or
Linguistically, suolattuna is derived from suolata with the -ttu/-tty participle and -na suffix, and it can appear
Related terms include suola (salt), suolattu (salted, in its participle form used attributively), and suolaton (unsalted).