煎盐 meaning in English

boiling salt

Due to a lack of understanding salt - making method in ancient china , people tend to equate boiled salt with decocted salt
摘要由于不谙古代制盐法，人们往往将“煎盐”与“煮盐”混为一谈。
The latter , which appeared in the tang dynasty , is to decoct the brine extracted from the ash or alkaline earth in flat plates
“煎盐”则指提取柴灰或碱土中的卤水，用浅而阔的盘熬干以制取盐，这一专称唐代始见。