Bully beef
Bully beef (or corned beef in the United Kingdom) refers to the variety made from finely minced corned beef in a small amount of gelatin (bully beef; from the French bouilli "boiled"), and is sold in distinctive, oblong cans, just as in the United States and Canada, or in slices from supermarkets. It is mainly imported from Argentina, Brazil, or Uruguay.[1] Bully beef and hardtack biscuits were the main field rations of the British Army from the Boer War to World War II.[2][3] It is commonly served sliced in a corned beef sandwich. Hash and hotch-potch, in which potatoes and corned beef are stewed together, are also made. Tinned corned beef is also used in mainland Europe.[4] Army bully beef rations were replaced in 2009 by mushroom pasta and halal dishes for troops stationed in Afghanistan.[5]
References
- ↑ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster. "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 25 January 2000 (pt 12)". Parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Bully beef: Part of Australian history". Taste.com.au. Taste Magazine. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
A hundred years ago our soldiers at Gallipoli knew it as bully beef. It came in cans.
- ↑ "Exhibitions : Changing the World : Fascinating Facts – Page 2". National Army Museum. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Recettes à base de corned beef – Les recettes les mieux notées". 750g.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ↑ Harding, Thomas (5 Feb 2009). "Army says goodbye to bully beef". The Telegraph. U.K. Retrieved 24 July 2017.