O codeguim or cudiguim is a variation brought to Brazil by Italian immigrants from cotechino, which is originally from Modena and follows controlled designation of origin (IGP) regulations. By regulation, the cotechino it can only be made from pork meat, fat and skin, salt and whole or crushed pepper.
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Duck breast cooked at low temperature, sous vide style (without the use of a vacuum sealer) and cold smoked. It's a delicious recipe, the flavor of the smoked duck breast is very good. The process is easy to execute. The breast was packed in a plastic food bag, removed as much air as possible, closed with string and cooked at 80ºC for one hour. Cold smoking was done using a common barbecue, with apple sawdust over the embers.
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Skilandis is a high-quality, cold-cured and cold-smoked pork product. It is a Lithuanian specialty. The pork meat and fat is diced by hand and is traditionally stuffed into the pig's stomach and tied with string, giving the final product its distinctive rounded shape.
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The cattle herd in Brazil It is immense, being among the largest in the world. According to IBGE, in 2019 there were 214.9 million head of cattle, which represents around a fifth of all livestock in the world. Mato Grosso is one of the main hubs for beef farming, which is perhaps why Cuiabana sausage has its original recipe from this region. But it was in the interior of São Paulo that the recipe gained fame and spread throughout the country. The cuiabana sausage is made with beef, coalho cheese, milk, salt, black pepper and goat/odor pepper or lady's finger pepper. There are several variations of cuiabana sausage, but the most characteristic ingredients are cheese, milk and pepper.
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O mold, fungus or mold is a very common problem in the production of salami, hearts or others sausages or whole pieces of meat from the delicatessen that go through curing/maturing processes. O mold It is a problem that must be taken seriously as some types can generate toxins. For more details on the types of mold, toxins and consumption of contaminated products, read the publication https://charcutaria.org/carnes/mofo-no-salame-e-em-outros-embutidos/
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Kilishi is dried meat traditional form of Nigeria and other arid or semi-arid areas of West Africa.
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Meat is a food item that spoils easily if it is not kept at temperatures close to 0 ° C. Therefore, in hot, subtropical and tropical countries, there is a strong habit of consuming fresh meat. However, in places with little infrastructure and during periods of slaughter (seasonal variations, periods of drought), all available meat cannot be consumed fresh and much of it is consequently lost. The cheapest and easiest process for preserving meat is drying with or without salt and sometimes combined with smoking.
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The smoking process preserves and adds flavor to food. Hams, bacon, salmon, herring and oysters are often smoked. It's important to make a distinction between smoking for preservation (cooking with smoke) and smoking for texture and flavor. Generally, there are three different methods of smoking foods: hot smoking, cold smoking, and applying liquid or powdered smoke.
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Curing is the addition to meats of some combination of salt, sugar, nitrite and/or nitrate for preservation, flavor and color purposes. Some publications distinguish the use of salt alone as salting, and reserve the word cure for the use of salt with nitrates/nitrites. Curing ingredients can be rubbed onto the surface of the food, mixed into dry foods (dry curing), or dissolved in water (brine, wet curing, or pickling). In the last processes, the food is submerged in the brine until it is completely covered. With large cuts of meat, brine can also be injected into the muscle. The term pickle in curing has been used to mean any brine solution or a brine curing solution with added sugar.
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RDC 272 of March 14, 2019
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