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How a Uruguayan town revolutionized the way we eat

Monday, January 7th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
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BBC has published a piece on the history of Corned Beef and its brand name, Fray Bentos, the city located on the banks of the Uruguay River, and which over a century ago produced what it describes “as the most influential food brands of the 20th century” Read full article

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  • viejopatagon

    My father ran the Swift meat packing plant on the Cerro in Montevideo from 1932 to 1942.
    He insisted that Swift's Corn beef was much better tasting an sold better than Anglo's .

    Jan 07th, 2019 - 08:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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