manzo salato

/MAHN-tsoh sah-LAH-toh/
[Italian]

"Salted meat." Salted or corned beef. A piece of brisket, cured in spiced brine and then cooked and pressed - almost like a ham but made with beef. It is called ‘corned’ because the Americans, to preserve the beef, covered it with ‘corns’ of large granules of salt.

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