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table salante

English translation: crystallisation pan

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14:02 May 12, 2011

French to English translations [PRO]
Food & Dairy / sea salt production

French term or phrase: table salante

This is the first of a few questions regarding the process of manufacturing sea salt. Although I understand the process, I haven't a clue about the correct terminology in this field.

Unfortunately all the terms are part of a flow chart diagram, so I cannot give any more context or examples than to say it's the salt making process.

Concentration du sel et cristallisation sur table salante.

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English translation:crystallisation pan

Explanation:
If you look on the sites of sea salt producers they use crystallisation pans.

This is confirmed by the site, albeit a translation, about the Berre salt works. An academic article:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V...