slo’s MONDAY poll - Corned Beef & Cabbage

[ronandannette]

Its not "St Pats" Day, Its called St Patricks Day or Paddys Day


It is MY country, my national holiday, I live in Ireland, I was born here, I have an Irish passport, thats why



I dont give two hoots about Thanksgving, not my country, not my holiday, we dont have that in Ireland.

What are your views on green beer and Shamrock Shakes? Is Lucky Charms cereal an egregious cultural misappropriation? And would this be a bad time to tell you that that’s not bacon? Peace.

 

[Schneewittchen37]

I make corned beef and cabbage several times a year. Usually beginning on Halloween, and throughout the fall and winter until March. I do it up with carrots and potatoes, usually add extra garlic and pickling seasonings. In the past two years, I've started making it in the instant pot. DH loves it (he's your standard Protestant/Pilgrim descendant). The kids tolerate it.

My mother was Irish-American Catholic from New York. At least in my family, we ate it regularly, kind of a cold weather Saturday or Sunday dinner that alternated with roast beef/roast poultry.

If you love corned beef, I've been getting amazing corned beef briskets from Costco lately.

 

[soccerdad72]

Not a fan. Funny, I somewhat like both things, just not together.

 

[BadPinkTink]

What are your feelings on green beer and Shamrock Shakes? Is Lucky Charms cereal an egregious cultural misappropriation? And would this be a bad time to tell you that that’s not bacon? Peace.

all egregious cultural misappropriation, Lucky Charms are not Irish, not sold in Ireland , in Ireland bacon is salted ham, whether its in a joint or sliced

 

[TwoMisfits]

Its not "St Pats" Day, Its called St Patricks Day or Paddys Day


It is MY country, my national holiday, I live in Ireland, I was born here, I have an Irish passport, thats why



I dont give two hoots about Thanksgving, not my country, not my holiday, we dont have that in Ireland.

It may be your Irish national holiday, but it's also a worldwide Catholic Saint feast day, and a holiday other nations have enjoyed on their own terms. So, maybe you can get mad if folks in Ireland start to adopt the Irish-American tradition, but until then, Americans can enjoy it how we choose to, b/c no one has a monopoly on celebrating a great historic man in a fun way...just like Americans don't tell Canadians they are doing Thanksgiving wrong and vice versa...

 

[bakerworld]

I can appreciate a bite or two and then the texture bothers me out.

 

[Moliphino]

ITS NOT IRISH , IRISH PEOPLE DONT EAT IT, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ST PATRICKS DAY!!!!!!

It's Irish American, because corned beef was easier and cheaper for Irish immigrants to get over here when they were trying to make the traditional meal.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I really like our traditional St Patrick's Day dinner, corned beef, cabbage and potatoes.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Its not "St Pats" Day, Its called St Patricks Day or Paddys Day


It is MY country, my national holiday, I live in Ireland, I was born here, I have an Irish passport, thats why



I dont give two hoots about Thanksgving, not my country, not my holiday, we dont have that in Ireland.

Jeez.

You said in another post that you're being patriotic about being Irish. You're not. You're being jingoistic and angry.

Traditions differ from country to country, just like Christmas. Here we eat corned beef with our cabbage because it was cheaper. I'm descended from Potato Famine immigrants. The Irish were the first big immigration to America, and a lot of us are proud of their sacrifices and we follow what *they* did when they first came over and tried to bring a taste of their homeland to the American table. It's fine to be "patriotic" about Ireland. It's not okay to dictate.

Anyway. I don't make corned beef because my family doesn't like it, as it happens. I make ham with my cabbage and potatoes.

 

[Schneewittchen37]

Did you know that there are 5 million people in Ireland, but 31 million people in the US who identify as Irish?

 

[Micca]

I like it, but I'd rather use the corned beef to make Reuben sandwiches.

 

[mickey916]

When I was young and would come home a couple times a year from college, my mom always asked what I wanted for a special meal...corned beef and cabbage was my answer every time.

 

[BrianL]

I like corned beef, but I could take or leave cabbage. We used to have this a lot as "New England Boiled Dinner" with potatoes, turnips, carrots, and cabbage. Sometimes it would be a ham, sometimes corned beef. It really stunk up the house! I prefer the corned beef as it imparted more flavor to the rest of it. I guess if you put enough salt and butter on those mushy vegetables then it's fine.

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

It's OK
I'm not going to make it, nor will I order it out so I'll probably never eat it again.

I'm surprised( I shouldn't be) that a simple everyday poll thread, FOR FUN, could turn on a dime, sad!

 

[kanerf]

I don't need the cabbage, but like the corned beef.

 

[soccerdad72]

Now someone is going to tell me that my Panda Express Orange Chicken is not authentic Chinese food.

 

[Micca]

Now someone is going to tell me that my Panda Express Orange Chicken is not authentic Chinese food.

I hate to break it to you...that's not even really panda!

 

[design_mom]

I do not like corned beef and cabbage. At all. The meat is too fatty for me. And I don't like cooked cabbage either.

Has this been "a thing" for a long time? I only heard of it as an adult. It was never a tradition in my family. (My mother likes corned beef/cabbage but my father does not -- and his mom was Irish.) I also went to Catholic school for 12 years with many Irish-American families and I don't remember hearing about other families doing it either, although it's possible they did.

My in-laws (not at all Irish) do it though. In fact, my mother-in-law made it last weekend when we all got together because she didn't think we'd see each other for St. Patrick's Day. Thankfully, she also made lasagna. I detest corned beef and cabbage. Thank heaven for lasagna.

 

[disneychrista]

ITS NOT IRISH , IRISH PEOPLE DONT EAT IT, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ST PATRICKS DAY!!!!!!

The thing is it IS Irish American.

 

[mjkacmom]

https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/irish-american-corned-beef-cabbage-st-patricks-day
And it was going on 100 years before the internet, before most folks knew it wasn’t traditional in Ireland.