Ham is pork cured in a brine of water, salt and sugar. The process was meant to preserve the meat and make it last longer.

Get ready for St. Patrick's Day with expert tips on buying, preparing, and cooking corned beef, plus two recipes.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KIMT) - As restaurants are still recovering from the economic downturn experienced during Operation Metro Surge, a group of diners and restaurant workers in Minneapolis have ...

Signs on the door of El Potro Mexican Restaurant in downtown Brainerd, Minn., announce that it's closed and thank customers for their support. Federal agents, with the assistance of the Crow Wing ...

When the Latino Economic Development Center in St. Paul surveyed its members in January, it found 44% had temporarily closed. Fewer than 20% of the 92 respondents said they were operating normally, ...

As the Dallas Cowboys turn the page and move forward to the 2026 NFL Draft, the front office faces a glaring reality – the second level of their defense has become a liability that can no longer be ...

A new, online fundraiser now aims to support Twin Cities restaurants financially impacted during Operation Metro Surge. Titled "The Salt Cure," the new fund launched Friday and aims to support as many ...

Charcuterie comes from the French phrase chair cuit, which means cooked meat. But today, the term encompasses all kinds of preserved and cured proteins from Italy, France, Spain, and beyond. Think ...

Physicians and scientists called for more stringent warning labels on certain processed meats to alert consumers of their cancer risk. Some, though not all, studies have reported a link between the ...