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Wasn't most meat also salted in the past?
by typon 5y ago
Wasn't most meat also salted in the past?
- nsajko 5y agoDepends on the past.
- firecall 5y agoThe past is a long time!
- justinator 5y agoAnd incidentally, seems to always be getting longer
- londons_explore 5y agoA lot of meat is salted today... Ham... Bacon....
- marcyb5st 5y agoI think there is a substantial difference as back then the meat was literally "submerged" in salt to preserve it. Nowadays I believe it's simply lightly coated in salt to only maximize flavor since we have fridges.
- throwaway316943 5y agoYou can still buy salt beef. It usually comes in a plastic tub. You must soak it in water before cooking in order to remove most of the salt otherwise it is inedible.
- hypertele-Xii 5y agoYes; Salt was among the first preservatives discovered and used. Bacteria landing on salt will quickly find all of their water exiting their insides towards the salt. Life ceases to function sans water.
- Datagenerator 5y agoGreat description. Now I'm grossed out but had fun imagining bacteria dying perpetually until it's some sort of additional crust on the dried meat..