Silverside (beef) thinly sliced for minute steak or beef olives, or split in two to produce a salmon-cut. In South Africa, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, silverside is the cut of choice for making corned beef, so much so that the name "silverside" is often used to refer to "corned beef" rather than any other form of the cut. In most parts of the U.S., this cut is known as outside or bottom round, as traditionally, a hindquarter is laid on the cutting table with the outside down or to the bottom, as opposed to the inside being on top. In the
The Roast Beef of Old England Armada of Spain. Oh then we had stomachs to eat and to fight And when wrongs were cooking to do ourselves right. But now we're a… I could, but goodnight! The Roast Beef of Old England "The Roast Beef of Old England" is an English patriotic ballad. It was written by Henry Fielding for his play "The Grub-Street Opera", which was first performed in 1731. The lyrics were added to over the next twenty years. The song increased in popularity when given a new setting by the composer Richard Leveridge, and it became customary for theatre audiences to sing it