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.
Extension Animal Foods Specialist. Meat curing is the application of salt, color fixing ingre-. dients, and seasoning in order to impart unique properties to. the end product. Historical Background. The salting and smoking of meat was an ancient practice. even before the birth of Christ. These early processed meat.