鹽 (鹽) 抑 (ia̍h)食鹽 (si̍t-iâm) (食鹽),是幾若款 (kúi-ā-khóan)礦物質 (khòng-bu̍t-chit)集做伙 (chi̍p-chò-hóe),大份 (toā-hūn)是鹽化 (iâm-hòa)natrium (sodium chloride) 的調味料 (tiâu-bī-liāu),看起來 (khoàⁿ--khí-lâi)略仔 (lio̍h-á)殕殕 (phú-phú)。有的 (Ū-ê)鹽是礦物 (khòng-bu̍t),有的是對 (ùi)鹹水 (kiâm-chúi)提煉 (thê-liān)。鹽有 (ū)癸娜 (kúi-ná)款 (khoán),比論 (pí-lūn)講 (kóng)粗鹽 (chho͘-iâm),幼鹽 (iù-iâm),猶 (iah)是參伊 (I)的鹽 (iodised salt), ..。鹽是結晶 (kiat-chiⁿ)的固體 (kò͘-thé); 色水 (sek-chúi)白白 (pe̍h-pe̍h),略仔水紅 (chúi-âng)抑殕殕; 會得 (ē-tit)對海水 (hái-chúi)來 (lâi)提煉海鹽 (hái-iâm),嘛 (mā)會得對石頭 (chio̍h-thaû)來提煉山鹽 (soaⁿ-iâm)。