On a separate matter, PNG Trade and Industry Minister Paul Tiensten was quoted in Fiji Village on 21 February 2006 as saying that sanctions against Fiji were being considered, following a Fijian refusal of a PNG kava shipment and an earlier rejection of corned beef shipped from PNG.

Common chemically pickled foods include cucumbers, peppers, corned beef, herring, and eggs, as well as mixed vegetables such as piccalilli.

A Reuben sandwich is a hot sandwich of corned beef or pastrami, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese, with Russian dressing | Russian or Thousand Island dressing on rye bread

* Liebig's Extract of Meat Company begin producing tinned corned beef, sold under the label Fray Bentos from the town in Uruguay where it is processed.

Some cuts are processed ( corned beef or beef jerky ), and trimmings, usually mixed with meat from older, leaner cattle, are ground, minced or used in sausages.

Canned corned beef

Although the exact beginnings of corned beef have been lost to history, it most likely came about when people began preserving meat through salt-curing.

The Jewish population produced similar koshered cured beef product made from the brisket which the Irish immigrants purchased as corned beef from Jewish butchers.

In the United States and Canada, corned beef typically comes in two forms, a cut of beef ( usually brisket, but sometimes round or silverside ) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine, and canned ( cooked ).

A corned beef sandwich

In the U. S., corned beef is often purchased ready to eat in delicatessens.

It is the key ingredient in the grilled Reuben sandwich, consisting of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island or Russian dressing on rye bread.

Smoking corned beef, typically with a generally similar spice mix, produces smoked meat ( or " smoked beef ") such as pastrami.

In both the U. S. and Canada, some corned beef is sold in cans in minced form, usually imported from South America.

In the U. S. and Canada, consumption of corned beef is often associated with Saint Patrick's Day.

Corned beef and cabbage became popular in the U. S. after Irish immigrants in the northeast used corned beef instead of pork in the dish.

This substitution was likely due to the low cost of corned beef in the U. S.

A similar dish is the New England boiled dinner, consisting of corned beef, cabbage, and root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, and potatoes, which is popular in New England and parts of Atlantic Canada.

In the United Kingdom, corned beef refers to the variety made from finely minced corned beef in a small amount of gelatin ( bully beef ; from the French bouilli " boiled "), and is sold in distinctive oblong-shaped cans, just as in the U. S. and Canada, or in slices from supermarkets.

This " corned " gunpowder was from 30 % to 300 % more powerful.

An example is cited where 34 pounds of serpentine was needed to shoot a 47 pound ball, but only 18 pounds of corned powder.

Not only did corned powder keep better because of its reduced surface area, gunners also found that it was more powerful and easier to load into guns.

The advent of much more powerful and easy to use corned powder changed this procedure, but serpentine was used with older guns into the seventeenth century.

In 1922, the ration was reorganized to consist of 1 pound of meat ( usually beef jerky ), of canned corned beef or chocolate, of hard bread or hardtack biscuits, coffee and sugar.

In 1936, there was an attempt at variety by having an " A "- menu of corned beef and a " B "- menu of pork and beans.

Making the first manned flight of the Gemini spacecraft with Gus Grissom in 1965, Young scored another space " first " by smuggling a corned beef sandwich onto the spacecraft — a feat for which he was reprimanded.

Some sources name the actress as Annette Seelos, and note that the original " Reuben special " sandwich did not contain corned beef or sauerkraut and was not grilled ; still other versions give credit to Alfred Scheuing, Reuben's chef, and say he created the sandwich for Reuben's son, Arnold Jr., in the 1930s.

In 1964, a typhoid outbreak in Aberdeen was traced to Fray Bentos corned beef.

* In 1935, at an exhibition of the works of Vincent Van Gogh in New York's Museum of Modern Art, Troy took a piece of corned beef, carved it into a shape of an ear and put it on display with a plaque that declared it was the ear that Van Gogh had cut off in 1888.

Tinned corned beef was available more plentifully during war years ( when fresh meat was heavily rationed ) and a staple food in the armed forces.

The meat packing company Hormel claims that it introduced corned beef hash and roast beef hash to the U. S. as early as 1950, but " hash " of many forms was part of the American diet since at least the 19th century, as is attested by the availability of numerous recipes and the existence of many " hash houses " named after the dish In the United States, September 27th is " National Corned Beef Hash Day.

Like corned beef, pastrami was originally created as a way to preserve meat before modern refrigeration.

It was a variety of canned meats ( salmon, corned beef, sardines, etc.

In 1922, the Meat Ration was revised, consisting of one pound of meat ( usually a combination of dried beef and canned corned beef ).

The corned beef allowance was also reduced in size ( older rations continued to be issued, however ).

She encountered terrible food: " There was flour and water soup seasoned solely with pepper ; bread and gristle rissoles ; dehydrated onions and carrots ; corned beef toad in the hole.

On 6 and 7 May 1964, the Aberdeen branch delicatessen used a tin of Argentinian corned beef that had not been processed properly ( and was infected with typhoid ).

The dish may also use corned beef or roast beef.

In Northern England, corned beef hash is a traditional cheap and quick dish dating back many years.

There are many variations on the dish, but all consist of a base of mashed or coarsely chopped potato, with onions and leftover meat, usually minced or roast beef although there are many variations including corned beef.

In the nearby town of St. Helens the dish is often called " Lobbies " and uses corned beef as the meat.

If a dish of hash browned potatoes incorporates corned beef, chopped meat, leftovers, or other vegetables it is more commonly referred to as hash or bubble and squeak, a dish that became popular in war-time Britain.

Recipes and ingredients vary widely, but the dish always contains potatoes and, variously, onion, leftover roast beef, corned beef, mince or other meat-but not bacon.

For example in Bremen, just about 100 km away from Hamburg, Labskaus usually is a preparation of fried corned beef, onions and mashed potatoes with the beetroot and a Rollmops being served as a side dish.