preserved meats

Salted, dried flesh

Preserved meats are meats that have been treated to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life.

Methods include salting, smoking, curing, drying, and canning.

Common examples are bacon, ham, jerky, salami, and corned beef.

The deli case was stocked with preserved meats.

The preservation often imparts distinctive flavors that become the point rather than just a means of storage.

Related

smoke house · jerky · beef jerky · bacon · ham · country ham · prosciutto · sausage · corned · dried · brined · charcuterie · cold cuts · pepperoni · salami · pancetta · biltong · pemmican

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Opposites
preservation status

preserved meatsfresh meat

Naive new targets

raw meat · fresh fish

processing level

preserved meatsprimals

Major carcass divisions

food category

preserved meatsfresh produce

Unprocessed plant foods

fresh vegetables · perishables

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G