しょっぱい (shoppai) means “salty” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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塩を入れすぎた料理は、しょっぱいです。shio o i re su gi ta ryō ri wa sho ppa i de su

Food with too much salt is salty.

It describes food or drink whose salt taste is strongly noticeable.

塩辛いshiokarai: A standard word for food or drink with a strong salt taste.

塩味が強く、食べたときに塩の味を強く感じるさま。shio aji ga tsuyo ku ta be ta to ki ni shio no aji o tsuyo ku kan ji ru sa ma

しょっぱい (shoppai) is thought to have developed from しおはゆい (shiohayui), an older Japanese adjective describing a strong salty taste.

In restaurant reviews, しょっぱい (shoppai) can show that a dish has more salt than the writer wanted, rather than merely saying that it contains salt.