Why can salted fish be kept at room temperature without fear of spilage?

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Why can salted fish be kept at room temperature without fear of spilage?

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2007-10-28 16:13:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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becuase the salt act as a perservative. I know when I make lomilomi salmon I let raw fish sit in sea salt for 1 day, so it also kind of cooks the fish as well

2007-10-28 16:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by painted_dasy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋

Salt preserves things by keeping the water osmotically unavailable to microorganisms. At high salt concentrations the germs are unable to thrive, because there is essentially no available water. Drying the fish has the same effect.

2007-10-28 23:24:28 · answer #2 · answered by Favoured 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because salt is a preservative.

2007-10-28 23:41:23 · answer #3 · answered by johnny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Salt is a powerful anti-bacterial agent.

2007-10-28 23:16:51 · answer #4 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋