The country of Iraq covers the region known since ancient times as Mesopotamia, a Greek word meaning land between the rivers.. The fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers supported some of the worldâs earliest civilizations.
In Saskatchewan there are two grades of sodium sulphate: the first is a salt cake grade, which is primarily used for wood digestion in the pulp and paper industry; the second is a detergent grade product that is used in detergents, glass, dyes, textiles, tanning, and in the chemical industry.
Salt-cured beef and salt-cured pork constitute salt meat for us in the Caribbean. The cut of beef known as brisket is used to make salt beef as well and thick slices of the ribs tips. Salted pork is made with the pig's tail, snout and ears. Salt meat is sold in small quantities primarily because it is used in small quantities, this is due to its high sodium content.