Was corned beef originally a Jewish tradition?

Answer 1

The earliest written evidence of 'corned beef' dates back to England of 1661, in a book, Anatomy Of Melancholy', by Richard Burton: "Beef, a strong and hearty meat...for labouring men if ordered aright, corned, young, of an ox (for all gelded meats in every species are held best)... "

The term "Corned" is derived from the art of placing meat into a crock and covering it with large rock-salt kernels termed "corns of salt", thus preserving the meat.
Corned beef is called corned beef as it is cured in large grains of salt. The Old English word corned referred the large grains of salt.

Answer 2

The invention of corn beef is credited to a chemist named John Wilson. John lived in London, England and came up with idea of corn beef in 1725, meaning that corn beef was not invented in Ireland.

Answer 3

The earliest documented Corned Beef is actually from England, in 1661. While people in the U.S. and Canada actually associate it with Ireland/Irish. The closest dish to it in Ireland that is consumed regularly is Bacon and Cabbage. It wasn't until the late 1800's when Irish immigrants in the U.S. couldn't get Bacon to add to their Cabbage, and would often substitute it with Corned Beef. The beef gets its name from it's cooking method. It was typically cooked in a crock-pot type dish, with very coarse rock salt, which looked like kernels of corn...Hence, Corned Beef.

Answer 4

The work 'corned' is from Old English and means preserved with salt and spices. Corned beef originated in England as a way to preserve meat for use onboard ships and migrated to Europe but salt cured meat is thousands of years old.

Answer 5

Corned Beef dates back to the 12th century in Ireland. It was very rare at that time, and viewed as highly sought after, due to the beef and the salt being so expensive. It did not gain popularity until centuries later, after famines, and the economy becoming better. This was around the 17th century.

Answer 6

It is an Old English recipe from the mid 1600's. The word 'corn' was used to describe the hard particles of salt used to cure the beef

Answer 7

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