From among European countries, only Latvia and Estonia broadly financed the education of national minorities in their native language from the state budget. After World War II, as a result of the policy pursued by the Soviet Union, approximately 1.5 million people from various regions of the Soviet Union arrived voluntarily or were forcibly moved to Latvia.
curing of meat. Â© A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. curing of meat A method of preservation by treating with salt and sodium nitrate (and nitrite), which serves to inhibit the growth of pathogenic organisms while saltâtolerant bacteria develop.
Cured basically means preserved by desiccation. And there are many ways to preserve or cure things. The basic concept is to remove the moisture so microbes can't grow. Smoking with the addition of heat is one of these methods. But smoking is not only a way to cure, it is also a way to flavor that may be used without a curing aspect.