LOL!! Back in 2006 I took a bus tour of the British Isles. When we finally got to Ireland, I was looking forward to being able to order Corned Beef and Cabbage. Then I found out that they don’t even serve it over there. I wrongly assumed it was an Irish dish, but I was wrong. Most of the dishes they offered on the tour were lamb, and salmon, neither of which I eat. One night I was so desperate to find something on the offered menu, I ended up choosing vegetarian lasagna because there was nothing else I was interested in. Potato and Leek soup was also a regular offer. The one thing I learned about soups overseas, most of them are pureed, not like the hearty soups here that contain whole meat and vegetables.
I, too, thought corned beef and cabbage was an Irish dish. Must be an immigrant dish like chop suey.