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Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:06:48 -0700

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ArcadeBumstead on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-10T20:08:00.393100-07:00

So what is traditional Irish food? Besides haggis and blood pudding.

DJGibbon on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T02:40:59.465312-07:00

Haggish is Scottish. Black pudding is common throughout the UK (and is awesome :)

Ph4g3 on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T07:11:49.391809-07:00

We have pudding here in Ireland too. A crucial part to a fry-up. Haggis is delicious too, similar to pudding. Can't beat that offal.

JimmyJamesMac on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T07:53:17.386791-07:00

Just try to fin offal in the US, it's just about impossible to find, along with shanks, heads, knuckles, cheeks, any piece of lamb but the leg or the chops. We have good sausages, but not much variety though. MOST meat that people eat is either a chicken breast or minced beef (called "hamburger" here, if its in a sandwich or not).

corkill on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T09:20:53.819316-07:00

Try grocery stores in more African Am. areas of where you are. They will have many more "lesser" cuts of meat. However, it will be primarily beef and pork. It's often hard to find lamb at all.

JimmyJamesMac on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T11:18:22.833061-07:00

Actually, the only "African American" part of town is my mother-in-laws house, and she can't cook. I have been going to the carnaceria lately, I can at least get cuts of meat with the bone still in them (what's the deal with boneless anyway??? Bones carry a lot of flavor) and a face or two now and then.

corkill on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T11:30:24.665309-07:00

Some grocery stores have very good butchers in them and if you just ask to speak to the butcher, they can give you cuts that usually don't end up on display. I live in the SE US and Publix have the best butchers as far as big chain grocers go around here.

corkill on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T08:36:39.942601-07:00

There is a theory that Haggis is actually an English invention, which went to Scotland and then became less popular in Eng.

tallwookie on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T08:03:01.573517-07:00

Soda Bread, fish dishes (both fresh and salt water varieties), etc

corkill on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T08:35:45.609797-07:00

Fish is Famine food. Ick!

DJGibbon on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T02:37:35.477498-07:00

Since when has traditional Irish food been corned beef? It's always been potatoes as far as I've known. Disclaimer - my wife's half Irish, and man, she loves her some potatoes.

Lurcho on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T07:44:02.708418-07:00

Would you like some boiled potatoes in your corned beef and cabbage? Because we Irish folk put potatoes in everything.

tallwookie on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T08:00:27.915479-07:00

so what caused the downfall of Irish cuisine? Guiness?

corkill on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-11T08:34:34.488751-07:00

Probably The Famine.

joyceooo on Traditional 'Irish' food is not corned beef. It's bacon, Irish bacon.

2010-03-23T22:24:35.073707-07:00

Ok lets get this story strait! I'm a yank first generation. Born to Irish parents and married to an Irishman. Although I have Scots blood as well, I am the only non Irish on one side of family. Haggis is a scott thing, not irish! On Paddy's day Irish eat food... They have a dish you would only get in a home(nothing fancy), called bacon and cabbage. Personally I like mine w/ parsley sauce (sometimes smuggled into america). From the Italians to the Irish everyone across the globe corned (salted) their food, due to lack of fridgeration. The Irish weren't any different. The next thing one must consider is social standing... If a women of higher means requseted meat she would not receive a lower bill but a better cut. My dad once said that when an individual sent a cow for slaughter in the 30's Ireland the butcher announced it. Also on the side she received a better cut... anyway.... the dish is pork not cow... I have never had corned beef with cabbage although I'm american. Its always some kind of pork. this is a yank myth...So forget Haggis...its for scots... Lamb, Erin soups, (god forgive those who use, bisto), flake, Cidona... My nephews are now learing yanky things