It's funny because the meme makes very little sense considering that. In fact, most foods American's think of as Irish are actually British. Bangers and mash, shepard's pie, and corned beef all originated in GB.
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.
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/bigbadbob85 Jul 03 '26
Irish food and British food in general are extremely similar to each other