For an ingredient with such a small footprint, there is a whole lot of ground to cover when it comes to salt. How much to use ...
After being cut into their signature shape, rear pigs legs are covered with a layer of sea salt - the only preservative to be found in Parma ham. They are refrigerated for a week, salted again ...
Oddly enough, the Irish didn’t eat much corned beef historically. They exported a bunch of salted meat in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it wasn’t until Irish folks immigrated to the U.S ...