This unpleasant nerve sensation is what most people refer to as âhitting the funny boneâ. Even though the original â and rather laborious pun â underlying the whole âfunny boneâ gag has been long since lost, as it now refers to a nerve experience rather than a bone, the phrase lives on.
Much of the canned corned beef came from Fray Bentos in Uruguay, with over 16 million cans exported in 1943. Even now, significant amounts of the global canned corned beef supply comes from South America. Today, around 80% of the global tinned corned beef supply originates from Brazil.
Corned beef is beef which has been cured with salt and spices (often pepper, allspice, and bay leaf), then simmered in water to cook it. It's traditionally made with the brisket, which has more fat than the ones usually used for most roast beef deli meat. It can also be made with other cuts. Pastrami is cured, like corned beef, often with a spice mixture heavy on the black pepper. Like corned beef, it's usually made from the brisket, which gives it that loose-grained texture. Unlike corned beef, it's then smoked.