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.
Corned Beef Sandwich. Photo by jeffreyw [flickr]. Corned beef is a name given to salt-cured cuts of beef, usually brisket or round. The term corned is not a reference to the use of corn in the recipe, but rather the corn-sized granules of salt that were once used to cure the meat.Today, most corned beef is cured in a salt brine rather than a dry salt rub.orned Beef Sandwich. Photo by jeffreyw [flickr]. Corned beef is a name given to salt-cured cuts of beef, usually brisket or round. The term corned is not a reference to the use of corn in the recipe, but rather the corn-sized granules of salt that were once used to cure the meat.