When this is a canned, ready-to-eat food consisting of small pieces of lean pressed beef in a salt mix, and which does not flake when sliced, the product is known internationally as "corned beef", (...). However, when this is a beef product based on salted brisket, the name salt beef ("boeuf salé") should be used. This cut is normally boiled in water for several hours and served hot and is popularly, if incorrectly, referred to as corned beef.
