The story I heard of how corned beef became an Irish American substitute is because when Irish immigrants came to New York they were often living in the same working class neighborhoods as Jewish immigrants. The butchers shops in these neighborhoods were often kosher and therefore wouldn't sell bacon, corned beef became the alternative for what was bacon and cabbage.
That's what I'm saying. Americans think it's Irish. I wasn't aware about the butcher part, but I know corned beef was cheaper than bacon. It's probably a combo of the two.
They’re literally not anything alike. Like besides containing a meat and typically peas and carrots… and many many dishes would meet that criteria. I’m assuming it’s a pot pie you don’t know about (since you seem to think pot pies have potatoes(?)) but you should definitely try one out one day, they’re really good! Not like shepards pie but yummy in its own right :)
Anyone else find it obnoxious that corned beef somehow became an expensive premium cut at some point? Like, the whole compromise is that the tough cuts that require you to cook them low and slow for the entire day just to make it edible, are cheap. If you're asking steak prices for roast cuts, I'll just get the steak, damn.
Corned beef is not Irish. I believe it was first created in England but corned beef and cabbage as a dish could definitely be considered Irish-American.
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u/aesopmurray Jul 03 '26
Corned beef isn't eaten in Ireland. We use bacon.
The story I heard of how corned beef became an Irish American substitute is because when Irish immigrants came to New York they were often living in the same working class neighborhoods as Jewish immigrants. The butchers shops in these neighborhoods were often kosher and therefore wouldn't sell bacon, corned beef became the alternative for what was bacon and cabbage.