A hand applying a salt and sugar cure to salmon - Atsushi Hirao/Shutterstock Way back in early human civilization, we were curing our freshly caught fish with salt to help preserve it for longer. As ...

Cured meat always seems like it came straight from the food factory, complete with plastic packaging. Italian cold cuts, Spanish-style chorizo (as opposed to the uncured Mexican kind), and bacon (even ...

Discover the art of curing meat at home with this step-by-step beginner's guide. Learn the essentials of dry and wet curing methods, and embark on your meat-curing journey today. The Standard's ...