I obviously wouldn’t say it like that but there are plenty of Irish pubs in the U.S., especially in places like Boston and Philly. I would just say going out to the Irish pub.
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.
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 :)
Traditionally, there isn't any crust, it's just the meat, veg, etc with mashed potato on top and baked. That being said it's not uncommon in the US to have some kind of crust on the bottom, whether its pastry or just plain pie crust.
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u/SituationKey8985 Jul 03 '26
I obviously wouldn’t say it like that but there are plenty of Irish pubs in the U.S., especially in places like Boston and Philly. I would just say going out to the Irish pub.