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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Corned beef isn't Irish; it's Irish American. The Irish themselves--or at least the poor who were the overwhelming majority--rarely ate meat. When they did, it was from the pig--bacon or pork, especially sausages.

This is an article in Smithsonian Magazine which explains how the Irish-American tradition of corned beef and cabbage came about. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/is-corned-beef-really-irish-2839144/

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I mean the distinction for Americans is sort of fine.  I say this as someone with an Irish grandparent and parent who's a citizen.  Don't be demanding Corned beef and cabbage actually in Ireland, don't engage in stereotypes and such in Ireland or to Irish people (my granddad got called a leprechaun in school due to being a small guy with an Irish accent).

Big one:  don't order "Irish carbombs" in Ireland.  Just don't do it.  "Black and tans" isn't as bad but still an eh.

But here in the US if you want to eat some corned beef and cabbage or make the poor life choice to drink a dyed green beer, have at it.[/quote]

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