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Originally Posted by Alex
I just learned three days ago why it is called corned beef and that it has nothing to do with corn.
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Here was expecting some wild revelation and the actual answer was, well... boring.
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The "corn" in "corned beef" refers to the "corn" or grains of coarse salts used to cure it. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the usage of "corn," meaning "small hard particle, a grain, as of sand or salt," to 888, and the term "corned beef" to 1621. The term "corned beef" can denote different styles of brine-cured beef, depending on the region. Traditional corned beef is highly seasoned and often considered delicatessen fare
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