Literal corned beef?
A photo of a rice meal topped with fried corn kernels amused Filipinos online for its playful, literal take on “corned beef.”
On August 26, Facebook page “Pinoy Budget Recipes” shared a picture of a poster advertising the rice meal in a supermarket, which featured corned beef as the viand, served with a topping of fried corn.
“When you see it,” the page said.
The post has so far earned 2,900 likes and reactions and almost 160 comments.
“Yung corn pala sa corned beef ay cornick,” a Facebook user wrote.
“Corn beef x cornick,” another commented.
“Feeling ko it would work, para lang siyang crunchy garlic bits sa sinangag,” said a different user.
A digital content creator duo also reviewed the meal, giving it a “yay” on their “yay or nay” rating scale.
“For us, Yay siya, mga Kitkats. Kung titingnan natin price nito na 60 pesos at i-co-compare siya sa iba, madami ‘yung rice at sapat lang ‘yung corned beef,” the “Kitkat.Adventour” page said last June.
“Mabubusog ka sa halagang 60 pesos lang. Added texture at taste ‘yung Boy Bawang. Okay ‘yung crunch and garlic taste sa corned beef. Was it groundbreaking? For us, hindi naman masyado, pero okay naman siya,” it added.
Corned beef, despite its name, doesn’t actually contain corn.
“Corned beef gets its name from the old English word ‘corn’ – corned beef was first coined by the British in the 17th century,” an article from Fine Dining Lovers reads.
“The term ‘corn’ was used to identify a small piece of hard thing the size of a single grain, and all types of grains were also called ‘corn’, so when beef was cured, it was covered with large chunks of salt similar to oats or barley, so it was called ‘corned,'” it added.