Then toss it back into the freezer. Do this process about three or four times. The varieties used in Peru are much smaller, quite bitter and are nothing like what we have here. Chuno is tossed into the stew pot or into soup to reconstitute, by the way. The chuno tradition is described in a lengthy but extremely readable book on potato history by Redcliffe Salaman called The History and Social Influence of the Potato.
Corned beef is cured in a salty brine.
Meredith Hughes has been researching and writing about food history for over 25 years. The FOOD Museum which researches, collects, preserves and exhibits artifacts pertaining to food and its impact on culture. A French woman flees her native country and is taken in by two kind, aging minister's daughters in Denmark. She procures exotic and fabulous ingredients from near and far, presenting a multi-course meal that knocks the guests on their crotchety Danish asses. Though using quails with their heads still on really contributes to the effect, you probably won't be able to find any birds that haven't been beheaded.