Everytime I eat this for breakfast, this thought always comes into my mind. I've been curious about it.
2007-03-23 14:28:12 · 9 answers · asked by cheska 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It has nothing to do with peppercorns. Its just an old reference to salt dating back about 1200 years ago.
2007-03-23 15:12:37 · answer #1 · answered by ynotfehc 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The word "Corn" is an old English word that was used for anything small & rounded in shape,... That s why English speaking countries call the sweet & starchy food "Corn" when the rest of the world calls it Maize !
This is also why you have a "Corn" on your foot,... "Corned Beef" got it s name from the small, almost pea sized chunks of Salt or "Corns of Salt" used to cure the beef which also killed bacteria, preserved the meat & the addition of spices was used to mask the smell & taste of decomposing meat due to a lack of refrigeration.
2015-04-24 01:51:42 · answer #2 · answered by Dave 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love corned beef you gust have to grow up on this stuff .I think it has some tip of popcorn Kringle in the meat.
2007-03-23 14:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe it has "peppercorn" in it. I'm not sure exactly where it's used in the recipe, but I think that's where the "corn" comes in.
2007-03-23 14:41:15 · answer #4 · answered by pbpsrule 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use peppercorns in the brine they use to cure it
ergo, the "corns"
2007-03-23 14:32:28 · answer #5 · answered by Ari 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
wahts weird is i have had red squirrel, rabbit, and pheasent but never had corned beef. strange.
2007-03-23 15:03:49 · answer #6 · answered by fine_ass_fatty21 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alianne is right! Its in the "curing process"
2007-03-23 14:36:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, like which was named first the "seahorse" or the "horse ???
2007-03-23 14:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by SexyBlackFasho 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to me its nasty but good at the same time... lol
2007-03-23 14:30:33 · answer #9 · answered by #1 paintball player 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋