Which of the following food preservation method involves soaking the food into salt solution?
Pickling
The explanation for the correct option:
Option (B)
The explanation for the incorrect options:
Option (A) Fermentation occurs in yeast cells and bacteria and also in the muscles of animals. It is an anaerobic pathway in which glucose is broken down.
Option (C) Freezing, also known as solidification, is a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point.
Option (D) Drying or Dehydration is the process of preservation by drying. It removes the moisture content from the food and prevents the growth of microbes.
Thus, option A is the correct answer.