“Corned was simply a way of preserving meat. That made it cheaper than fresh meat. “
That’s the problem with it. It’s made to be preserved, not taste good.
That’s the problem with it. It’s made to be preserved, not taste good.“””
Yeah, it’s more of a “hearty” sort of flavor. As a kid I wondered WHY such a rough meal would be held as some kind of national dish by anyone . It seemed idiotic. However beck in the 70s I marched in the nyc st Patrick’s day parade. It was cold and rainy all day. We went 10or 12 hrs without eating. Arriving back at the Hibernian hall all the way back in Babylon, drenched and freezing, they placed a steaming plate of corned beef cabbage and boiled potatoes in front of me and I wolfed it down in a minute or two. Oddly I remember that meal as the best tasting and most appreciated of my life. I hadn’t thought very much of it before that day but I enjoy the hell out of it now because of that day.