Given that we live in a time that easily accessible refrigeration is widely available, fresh meat can be shipped just about anywhere safely. Thus, the need for canned corn beef may seem less than urgent. But it wasn't that long ago that canning food was a necessity for freshness, particularly for members of the military who were overseas and needed shelf-stable food they could just open and eat.So while canned corn beef may not be as much of a necessity as it once was, that salty stuff still has lots of fans around the world. It has a cultural reach you may not even fully comprehend, at least not yet. Here's the untold truth of canned corn beef.#CornBeef #Can #FoodRock salt | 0:00Kosher Spam substitute | 1:10The can shape | 2:08A breakfast staple | 2:59Ireland | 3:53Can openers | 4:48Colonialism | 5:54South America | 6:51The beef | 7:39Nitrites | 8:54Libby's | 9:53Deli vs canned | 10:53Read Full Article: https://www.mashed.com/627381/the-untold-truth-of-canned-corned-beef/