You are presented with the quiz "What does salting food do to it?" 

But you don't know the answer, so you turn to your teacher to ask for hints. He says that "dehydrating food is used for preserving food" and "foods usually were covered with copious quantities of salt or saturated salt brine, and the salt was allowed to infuse into the tissue while dehydrating the product". 

So, what's the best answer to the question?


 

    Preserves it       