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Cured salmon and other fish recipes have been found in many cultures stretching from the people of early to modern Scandinavia to the Native Americans. The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ... Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... -1...


The process of curing meat has been around for quite some time as it has been used as a way to preserve meat from spoiling. The process usually involves an abundance of salt or sugar even sometimes both. A dry rub is mixed together using salt/sugar and an assortment of desired herbs. This is then rubbed onto the surface of the meat and then put aside for a number of hours sometimes days. The salt/sugar "cooks" the meat by drawing a large amount of liquid out and replacing it with salt/sugar mixture. At the end of the process you wil have the result of cured meat. In polymer chemistry and process engineering, curing refers to the toughening or hardening of a polymer material by cross-linking of polymer chains, brought about by chemical additives, ultraviolet radiation or heat. ... In chemistry, salt is a general term used for ionic compounds composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. ... This article deals with sugar as food and as an important, widely traded commodity; the word also has other uses; see Sugar (disambiguation) A sugar is a form of carbohydrate; the most commonly used sugar is a white crystalline solid, sucrose; used to alter the flavor and properties (mouthfeel, perservation... This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ... A liquid will assume the shape of its container. ...


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Cured salmon and other fish recipes have been found in many cultures stretching from the people of early to modern Scandinavia to the Native Americans.
The process of curing meat has been around for quite some time as it has been used as a way to preserve meat from spoiling.
At the end of the process you wil have the result of cured meat.
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