 chipped beef is thinly sliced or pressed salted and dried beef. some makers smoke the dried beef for more flavor. the modern product consists of small, thin, flexible leaves of partially dried beef, generally sold compressed together in jars or flat in plastic packets. the processed meat producer hormel once described it as "an air-dried product that is similar to bresaola, but not as tasty." ==availability==  thumb|left|individual sliver of chipped beef chipped beef is served in many diners and restaurants in the united states as a breakfast item. creamed chipped beef is standard fare on many such diner menus, especially in the mid-atlantic and northeast, but has become harder to find in chain restaurants that serve breakfast; among the restaurants still offering chipped beef on toast are golden corral and silver diner. ihop no longer offers this on their menus, having substituted sausage gravy, and the same is true for cracker barrel restaurants. it is also available from companies such as stouffer's in a frozen form which can be put on top of separately-prepared toast; it is typically quite salty. for instance, stouffer's creamed chipped beef contains 590&nbsp;mg sodium per  serving. the mixture was also, at one point, available from both freezer queen and banquet as "hot sandwich toppers"; as of late 2007, freezer queen no longer makes this product, and the banquet variety is rarely found. finally, both the esskay meat company of baltimore and knauss foods make a refrigerated version of creamed chipped beef which can be easily microwaved. the meat itself is also available for purchase under the knauss and carson's brand names. ==chipped beef on toast== thumb|right|creamed chipped beef on toast chipped beef on toast (or creamed chipped beef on toast) is a culinary dish comprising a white sauce and rehydrated slivers of dried beef, served on toasted bread. hormel recommends flavoring the dish with [[worce
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