1. To sprinkle vegetables with salt to eliminate water. Eggplant for example are generally salted and patted dry before cooking. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22282
2. To add cornmeal to water and soak crustaceans in order that they will eliminate the sand in their shells. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22282
1. To sprinkle vegetables with salt to eliminate water. Eggplant for example are generally salted and patted dry before cooking.