Corned beef - wikipedia Corned beef For the canned product known as corned beef in the United Kingdom, see Bully beef. Corned beef Alternative names Salt beef, bully beef ( if canned ) Serving temperature Hot or cold Main ingredients Beef, salt Cookbook : Corned beef Media : Corned beef Corned beef is a salt - cured beef product. The term comes from the treatment of the meat with large grained rock salt, also called `` corns '' of salt. It features as an ingredient in many cuisines. Most recipes include nitrates or nitrites, which convert the natural myoglobin in beef to nitrosomyoglobin, giving a pink color. Nitrates and nitrites reduce the risk of dangerous botulism during curing by inhibiting the growth of Clostridium botulinum spores. Beef cured with salt only has a gray color and is sometimes called `` New England corned beef ''. Often, sugar and spices are also added to recipes for corned beef. It was popular during both World Wars, when fresh meat was rationed. It also remains especially popular in Canada in a variety of dishes, perhaps most prominently Montreal smoked meat. Contents 1 History 1.1 19th - century Atlantic trade 1.2 20th century to present 2 Cultural associations 3 Colloquialisms 4 Regions 4.1 North America 4.1. 1 Saint Patrick 's Day 4.2 United Kingdom 4.3 Ireland 4.4 Israel 5 See also 6 References History This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia 's quality standards. The specific problem is : Some of this section may refer to Bully beef and should be moved to that page. ( July 2017 ) Although the exact beginnings of corned beef are unknown, it most likely came about when people began preserving meat through salt - curing. Evidence of its legacy is apparent in numerous cultures, including ancient Europe and the Middle East. The word corn derives from Old English and is used to describe any small, hard particles or grains. In the case of `` corned beef '', the word may refer to the coarse, granular salts used to cure the beef. The word `` corned '' may also refer to the corns of potassium nitrate, also known as saltpeter, which were formerly used to preserve the meat. 19th - century Atlantic trade Libby, McNeill & Libby Corned Beef, 1898 Although the practice of curing beef was found locally in many cultures, the industrial production of corned beef started in the British Industrial Revolution. Irish corned beef was used and traded extensively from the 17th century to the mid-19th century for British civilian consumption and as provisions for the British naval fleets and North American armies due to its nonperishable nature. The product was also traded to the French for use in Caribbean sugar plantations as sustenance for the colonists and the slave laborers. The 17th - century British industrial processes for corned beef did not distinguish between different cuts of beef beyond the tough and undesirable parts such as the beef necks and shanks. Rather, the grading was done by the weight of the cattle into `` small beef '', `` cargo beef '', and `` best mess beef '', the former being the worst and the latter the best. Much of the undesirable portions and lower grades were traded to the French, while better parts were saved for British consumption or shipped to British colonies. A corned beef on rye bread sandwich served in an American restaurant Ireland produced a significant amount of the corned beef in the Atlantic trade from local cattle and salt imported from the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France. Coastal cities, such as Dublin, Belfast, and Cork, created vast beef curing and packing industries, with Cork producing half of Ireland 's annual beef exports in 1668. Although the production and trade of corned beef as a commodity was a source of great wealth for the colonial nations of Britain and France ( which were participating in the Atlantic slave trade ), in the colonies themselves, the product was looked upon with disdain due to its association with poverty and slavery. Increasing corned beef production to satisfy the rising populations of the industrialised areas of Great Britain and Atlantic trade worsened the effects of the Irish Famine and the Great Potato Famine : The Celtic grazing lands of... Ireland had been used to pasture cows for centuries. The British colonized... the Irish, transforming much of their countryside into an extended grazing land to raise cattle for a hungry consumer market at home... The British taste for beef had a devastating impact on the impoverished and disenfranchised people of... Ireland. Pushed off the best pasture land and forced to farm smaller plots of marginal land, the Irish turned to the potato, a crop that could be grown abundantly in less favorable soil. Eventually, cows took over much of Ireland, leaving the native population virtually dependent on the potato for survival. -- Jeremy Rifkin, Beyond Beef Despite being a major producer of beef, most of the people of Ireland during this period consumed little of the meat produced, in either fresh or salted form, due to its prohibitive cost. This was because most of the farms and its produce were owned by wealthy Anglo - Irish who were absentee landlords and that most of the population were from families of poor tenant farmers, and that most of the corned beef was exported. The lack of beef or corned beef in the Irish diet is especially true in Northern Ireland and areas away from the major centres for corned beef production. However, individuals living in these production centres such as Cork did consume the product to a certain extent. The majority of Irish who resided in Ireland at the time mainly consumed dairy products and meats such as pork or salt pork, bacon and cabbage being a notable example of a traditional Irish meal. 20th century to present Canned corned beef produced in Argentina for export to New Zealand, 1946 Although it ceased to be an important commodity in the 20th - century Atlantic trade due in part to the abolition of slavery, corned beef production and its canned form remained important as a food source during the Second World War. Much of the canned corned beef came from Fray Bentos in Uruguay, with over 16 million cans exported in 1943. Even now, significant amounts of the global canned corned beef supply comes from South America. Today, around 80 % of the global tinned corned beef supply originates from Brazil. Cultural associations Corned beef on a bagel with mustard, Beigel Bake, London In North America, corned beef dishes are associated with traditional Irish cuisine. However, considerable debate remains about the association of corned beef with Ireland. Mark Kurlansky, in his book Salt, states that the Irish produced a salted beef around the Middle Ages that was the `` forerunner of what today is known as Irish corned beef '' and in the 17th century, the English named the Irish salted beef `` corned beef ''. Some say until the wave of 18th - century Irish immigration to the United States, many of the ethnic Irish had not begun to consume corned beef dishes as seen today. The popularity of corned beef compared to bacon among the immigrant Irish may have been due to corned beef being considered a luxury product in their native land, while it was cheaply and readily available in America. The Jewish population produced similar salt - cured meat product made from beef brisket which the Irish immigrants purchased as corned beef from Jewish butchers. This may have been facilitated by the close cultural interactions and collaboration of these two diverse cultures in the United States ' main 19th - and 20th - century immigrant port of entry, New York City. Canned corned beef has long become one of the standard meals included in military field ration packs around the world, due to its simplicity and instant preparation in such rations. One example is the American Meal, Ready - to - Eat ( MRE ) pack. Astronaut John Young snuck a contraband corned beef sandwich on board Gemini 3, hiding it in a pocket of his spacesuit. Colloquialisms The dish, corned beef and cabbage, is known by a variety of names around the globe. In the United States around WWI, it was often called Red Mike and Violets, `` Red Mike '' referring to corned beef, and `` Violets '' referring to cabbage and any other accompanying vegetable. Regions North America Corned beef sandwich, Carnegie Deli, New York City In North America, corned beef typically is sold in two forms, a cut of beef ( usually brisket, but sometimes round or silverside ) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine, cooked, and canned, or tinned. Corned beef is often purchased ready to eat in delicatessens. It is the key ingredient in the grilled Reuben sandwich, consisting of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island or Russian dressing on rye bread. Corned beef hash is commonly served with eggs for breakfast. Smoking corned beef, typically with a generally similar spice mix, produces smoked meat ( or `` smoked beef '' ) such as pastrami. In both the United States and Canada, corned beef is sold in cans in minced form. It is also sold this way in Puerto Rico and Uruguay. Saint Patrick 's Day Corned beef and cabbage, Minnesota In the United States, consumption of corned beef is often associated with Saint Patrick 's Day. Corned beef is not considered an Irish national dish, and the connection with Saint Patrick 's Day specifically originates as part of Irish - American culture, and is often part of their celebrations in North America. Corned beef was used as a substitute for bacon by Irish - American immigrants in the late 19th century. Corned beef and cabbage is the Irish - American variant of the Irish dish of bacon and cabbage. A similar dish is the New England boiled dinner, consisting of corned beef, cabbage, and root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, and potatoes, which is popular in New England and another similar dish, Jiggs dinner, is popular in parts of Atlantic Canada. United Kingdom Sandwich, as served at the Brass Rail, Selfridges See also : Bully Beef The U.S. version of corned beef is known in the UK as salt beef. Ireland Corned beef dinner, with potatoes and cabbage, Ireland The appearance of corned beef in Irish cuisine dates to the 12th century in the poem Aislinge Meic Con Glinne or The Vision of MacConglinne. Within the text, it is described as a delicacy a king uses to purge himself of the `` demon of gluttony ''. Cattle, valued as a bartering tool, were only eaten when no longer able to provide milk or to work. The corned beef as described in this text was a rare and valued dish, given the value and position of cattle within the culture, as well as the expense of salt, and was unrelated to the corned beef eaten today. Israel In Israel, corned beef, or loof, has been the traditional field ration of the Israeli army ( Israel Defense Forces ). As a result of universal conscription, it was said that Israel has been force - feeding `` Loof -- a colloquially corrupt short form of ' meatloaf ' -- to its citizens since the nation 's founding. '' While some sources state that loof was developed by the IDF in the 1940s, as a form of British `` bully beef '', it actually antedated the State of Israel as a component of Jewish organizations ' relief packages sent to Palestine by groups such as Hadassah. See also Potted meat food product Potted meat References Jump up ^ US Dept of Agriculture. `` Clostridium botulinum '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 13 December 2016. ^ Jump up to : McGee, Harold ( 2004 ). On Food and Cooking : The Science and lore of the Kitchen. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978 - 0 - 684 - 80001 - 1. Jump up ^ `` Corn, n. 1 ''. Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2010 `` A small hard particle, a grain, as of sand or salt. '' Jump up ^ Norris, James F. ( 1921 ). A Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry for Colleges. New York : McGraw - Hill. p. 528. OCLC 2743191. Potassium nitrate is used in the manufacture of gunpowder... It is also used in curing meats ; it prevents putrefaction and produces the deep red color familiar in the case of salted hams and corned beef. Jump up ^ Theiss, Lewis Edwin ( January 1911 ). `` Every Day Foods That Injure Health ''. Pearson 's Magazine. New York : Pearson Pub. Co. 25 : 249. you have probably noticed how nice and red corned beef is. That 's because it has in it saltpeter, the same stuff that is used in making gunpowder. Jump up ^ Hessler, John C. ; Smith, Albert L. ( 1902 ). Essentials of Chemistry. Boston : Benj. H. Sanborn & Co. p. 158. The chief use of potassium nitrate as a preservative is in the preparation of `` corned '' beef. Jump up ^ Cook, Alexander ( 2004 ). `` Sailing on The Ship : Re-enactment and the Quest for Popular History ''. History Workshop Journal. 57 ( 57 ) : 247 -- 255. 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