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Irish Corned Beef: A Culinary History, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Pádraic Óg Gallagher
Irish Corned Beef: A Culinary History, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Pádraic Óg Gallagher
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This article proposes that a better knowledge of culinary history enriches all culinary stakeholders. The article will discuss the origins and history of corned beef in Irish cuisine and culture. It outlines how cattle have been central to the ancient Irish way of life for centuries, but were cherished more for their milk than their meat. In the early modern period, with the decline in the power of the Gaelic lords, cattle became and economic commodity that was exported to England. The Cattle Acts of 1663 and 1667 affected the export trade of live cattle and led to a growing …
Corned Beef: An Enigmatic Irish Dish, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Padraig Og Gallagher
Corned Beef: An Enigmatic Irish Dish, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Padraig Og Gallagher
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Corned Beef: An Enigmatic Irish Dish, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Pádraic Óg Gallagher
Corned Beef: An Enigmatic Irish Dish, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire, Pádraic Óg Gallagher
Conference papers
Corned beef and cabbage, which is consumed in America in large quantities each Saint Patrick’s Day (17th March), is considered by most Americans to be the ultimate Irish dish. However, corned beef and cabbage is seldom eaten in modern day Ireland. It is widely reported that Irish immigrants replaced their beloved bacon and cabbage with corned beef and cabbage when they arrived in America, drawing on the corned beef supplied by their neighbouring Jewish butchers, but not all commentators believe this simplistic explanation . This paper will trace the origins and history of corned beef in Irish cuisine and chart …