“Corned was simply a way of preserving meat. That made it cheaper than fresh meat. People all over the world probably did it. It isn’t some kind of specifically Nationally recognized dish in Ireland. I’ve heard Irish in Ireland actually ask WHY corned beef is associated in the American mind with the Irish.”
Big export by Ireland. English gave it the name.
Big export by Ireland. English gave it the name.“
Never heard that. Maybe it’s true. Again, people in Ireland today are mystified by the Ireland/corned beef connection in America. It wasn’t and isn’t any kind of national dish that the Irish as a people revere. They ate it in America because it was relatively cheap. That’s the same reason the army bought it for the troops. And if it was some big export in Ireland then I’d doubt that the Irish were behind it. I’d guess the British were.