Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Cured, as fish, very thoroughly by drying in the sun after salting, until all the moisture is evaporated. Cod especially are thus prepared for the markets of warm countries, as the West Indies, Spain, and Italy.
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Examples
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Two particularly prized types of cured herring are the lightly salted Dutch groen and maatjes, or “green” and “maiden” herring, which traditionally broke the winter-long diet of hard-cured beef and fish.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Nowadays cod may be hard-cured for 15 days to saturate the flesh with salt 25%, then held without drying for months.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Bacteria play some role even in hard-cured cod; and most fish fermentations start with a salting to control the bacterial population and activity.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Two particularly prized types of cured herring are the lightly salted Dutch groen and maatjes, or “green” and “maiden” herring, which traditionally broke the winter-long diet of hard-cured beef and fish.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Nowadays cod may be hard-cured for 15 days to saturate the flesh with salt 25%, then held without drying for months.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Bacteria play some role even in hard-cured cod; and most fish fermentations start with a salting to control the bacterial population and activity.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Unlike the typical Italian hard-cured sausage, this version of soppressata is still soft and creamy.
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