Corned Beef and Cabbage – More Jewish than Irish?
Corned beef and cabbage is traditionally served on St. Patrick’s Day, however it is not as Irish as one may believe. When Irish immigrants were fleeing the great potato famines and arrived in the Northeast they could not afford the traditional cuts of meat used for their beloved braised dinner, so corned beef was instead used as a lower-cost substitution.
But why corned beef? It is believed that early Irish and Jewish communities lived very close to each other, with their cuisines overlapping and influencing one another over time. In this case, the tradition of using corned beef instead of bacon was likely borrowed from the Jewish community.
Thus, corned beef and cabbage became a staple of Irish-American cuisine. Yet, it is still more Jewish than Irish.
A great reminder that two ethnic groups living close to each other will always borrow from each other’s culinary traditions.
Get the full recipe: – https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2009/03/corned-beef-and-cabbage-more-jewish.html
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