Why canned corn beef does not contain corn despite its name?!
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it's corned beef since it contains "corn" (not corn/Zea mays) but the salt used is called corn, a coarse granular salt.
It's CORNED beef, and it refers to how it's made, not what's in it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corned_beef
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corn actually refers to peppercorns used to season the meat.