Meat was often salted, smoked or dried. The pasta is cooked in moderately salted boiling water. Salted and dried fish are imported. Some cheeses are salted from the outside with dry salt or brine washes. It does not say whether to use salted or unsalted butter. Tomatoes were originally salted and dried to preserve the fruit. In Iceland, the males are often salted and smoked, or simply boiled. Beef was often salted, while pork was salted and smoked. Sausages made of salted pork are mentioned. A common delicacy is strips of heavily salted and fried fatback. It is then salted and dried ashore. All categories of butter are sold in both salted and unsalted forms. They are also eaten as a snack, in which they are fried, salted, and dried. Some exceptions apply to dried, salted, and processed food. Jameed, yogurt salted and dried to preserve it, is consumed in Jordan.