# Was pizza ever a method of food preservation?

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**Created:** [January 8, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-pizza-ever-a-method-of-food-preservation/776610 "2017-01-08T07:06:56Z")\
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> [@Kobal2](#):
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> Nitpick, but it’s the drying and salting that preserves those. Uncured ham goes bad just like any other fresh pork cut.

Uncured ham is nothing but pork. We had a thread about this. It’s unusual but a bit confusing to call a leg a ham but it may be used as in Fresh Ham.

Also, salami and ham may both be cured through bacterial action as well as dried, salted, and smoked.

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