Popular deli meat made from chiefly red meat. The raw meat is salted (through immersion in a thick brine), then dried, seasoned with various herbs and spices (such as garlic, black pepper, marjoram, basil) and smoked. Aside from the pepper and smoking, it is similar in process and flavor to corned beef. In the United Kingdom and the United States, beef is used and the meat is boiled after the salting stage.