Posted by Magnus Smith on September 11, 2025 at 06:40:00 user Magnus.
In Reply to: Re: What is "pemmican"? posted by Adam Quinan on September 10, 2025 at 19:09:13:
Good answer Adam; I did not know that. The US choice is weird, as "corning" usually means something that is ground up.
AR's characters eat corned beef and call it pemmican. This is because
the polar explorers of the day would take pemmican on expeditions. In many ways the two foods are similar, so it's a good choice.
A few years ago I wanted to eat some (UK) corned beef for fun, because I hadn't had it since my childhood in the 1970s. The stuff in tins from the supermarket was pretty horrid, I discovered. Get it 'fresh' from the delicatessen counter if you can, or at least try the pre-sliced version in the chilled section (pre-packed in plastic) and that is miles better!
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