corned

Preserved in brine

Corned describes meat, especially beef, that has been preserved or cured with salt.

The "corns" are grains of coarse salt rubbed into the meat.

Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional Irish-American dish.

Corned beef also comes canned, pressed into a distinctive tapered block.

beef

brisket

Lower chest of cattle

sandwich · boiled · sliced · deli · canned · silverside · salt beef · pink · tender · fatty

curing

brine

Water saturated with sodium

spices · peppercorn · garlic · bay leaf · mustard seed · coriander · pickling spice · pink salt · cure · soaking

preserved

preserved

Kept from deterioration

  • saltedTreated with sodium chloride
  • curedRestored to health
  • brinedTreated with salt solution

aged · traditional · old-fashioned · naval · provisions · rations · ship · barrel · storage · winter

salty

salty

Tasting of brine

  • brinyStrongly of salt
  • sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
  • savoryAppetizing, not sweet

flavorful · seasoned · tangy · pungent · brackish · intense

Opposites
preservation method

corneduncured

Not treated for keeping

fresh · raw · unsalted · unbrined · unprocessed

freshness/processing state

cornedfresh

Newly made, not stale

raw · unpreserved · natural · untreated · farm-fresh

Phrases
Family

corn, cornered, corns, cornfield, cornmeal, corned beef, corning, cornflower, corneal

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G