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 brining. Salted foods are often associated with longer shelf life and stronger flavor. Modern labeling sometimes uses suolattu or suolattuna to distinguish salted products from their unsalted counterparts, suolaton.

Linguistically, suolattuna is derived from suolata with the -ttu/-tty participle and -na suffix, and it can appear in recipes, menus, and product descriptions. It can describe a dish directly or function as a predicative descriptor in a sentence.

Related terms include suola (salt), suolattu (salted, in its participle form used attributively), and suolaton (unsalted). The concept is not specific to a single dish but applies broadly to any salted preparation in Finnish cuisine.