Am I the only person who dislikes corned beef and cabbage?

[Rivrrat]

Every year it's the same thing...As St Patricks day rolls around, my Irish wife plans her big meal, and on the fateful day, the house is filled with the repugnant odor of corned beef and cabbage. I'm the only one in the house that despises the foul meal, but I suppose that could be because I'm the only one in the house that doesn't have some Irish blood.

It seems everyone I know looks forward to the meal, and looks at me like I'm an alien when I announce my distaste it.

Am I the only one?

So yay or nay?

[nooshinjohn]

You can toss brussel sprouts and asperagas into that same pile for me Cannot stand any of it. That smell takes a month to get out of the house afterwards...

I feel your pain.

Is your wife FROM Ireland? I love the accent.:biggrin:

[Rivrrat]

Noooooo, She's half Irish. I like the Irish accent, but I hear they have a bit o temper too. :eek:

[mantis]

Yes you are , its a great meal

[JustinHEMI]

Nope, I find it repugnant. :D

[newjew4u]

Every year it's the same thing...As St Patricks day rolls around, my Irish wife plans her big meal, and on the fateful day, the house is filled with the repugnant odor of corned beef and cabbage. I'm the only one in the house that despises the foul meal, but I suppose that could be because I'm the only one in the house that doesn't have some Irish blood.

It seems everyone I know looks forward to the meal, and looks at me like I'm an alien when I announce my distaste it.

Am I the only one?

So yay or nay?

My wife's cooking is so bad, I leave dental floss in the kitchen. The roaches hang themselves.

[gdb]

You can keep the cabbage......give me a mountainous lean, hot corned beef & swiss on rye w/russian dressing ! OH yeah, and a dill pickle spear too!:biggrin: St. Paddy's... Jewish style.:wink:

[silvertuner]

cant stand it. love corned beef, cant stand cabbage.

[nooshinjohn]

... can't stand cabbage.

Cabbage is good for cole slaw only...

[tonyb]

Yuk....how you can take a good piece of USDA grade A and turn it into corned beef, then throw smelly cabbage on it, is beyond me.....and I'm half Irish. Thats why so many married Italians, at least they could cook. No offense to my Irish friends.:smile:

[Libertyc]

Nay...

[silvertuner]

Cabbage is good for cole slaw only...

even then, its a "ehh" with me. then again the paddy mac from the uis corned beef and cole slaw... and i cant stand sauer kraut but love a good rueben

[RuSsMaN]

Cabbage equals flatus, and flatus equals fun!

[tonyb]

Cabbage equals flatus, and flatus equals fun!

Only coupled with a match....to lite 'em up.:smile:

[Rivrrat]

I had two chillidogs for dinner, so I doubt I'll have a problem keeping up with the rest of the family.:biggrin:

[shack]

Can't stand corned beef...boiled cabbage...yuck...hate slaw...BUT...southern fried cabbage...thats a different story.

Fry up some bacon break it into little pieces...pour off most of the bacon grease. Chop the cabbage into strips add onions and even a few thin strips of carrot. Simmer in the bacon gease with a little water until tender. Salt and pepper to taste. Good stuff!

[TECHNOKID]

Nope, I find it repugnant. :D+1! As far as I am concerned, both are gross (garbage and corned beef that is):eek:

[nspindel]

Love it. My Irish wife made two of them. And six Irish soda breads. I made a Baileys bread pudding out of one of them today.

She cooks the cabbage separate from the corned beef, she doesn't braise the cabbage for hours so it's all mush, she saut?ed it in a cast iron pan for about 20 or 25 minutes so it got nice and caramelized, but still had some crunch to it. It was great.

I guess you love it or you hate it, and I'm in the love it camp.

[nspindel]

Love it. My Irish wife made two of them. And six Irish soda breads. I made a Baileys bread pudding out of one of them today.

She cooks the cabbage separate from the corned beef, she doesn't braise the cabbage for hours so it's all mush, she saut?ed it in a cast iron pan for about 20 or 25 minutes so it got nice and caramelized, but still had some crunch to it. It was great.

I guess you love it or you hate it, and I'm in the love it camp.

[TECHNOKID]

Love it. My Irish wife made two of them. And six Irish soda breads. I made a Baileys bread pudding out of one of them today.

She cooks the cabbage separate from the corned beef, she doesn't braise the cabbage for hours so it's all mush, she saut?ed it in a cast iron pan for about 20 or 25 minutes so it got nice and caramelized, but still had some crunch to it. It was great.

I guess you love it or you hate it, and I'm in the love it camp.Does your wife love you the next day when you vent that nice meal out? :wink:

[fatchowmein]

If done poorly, it tastes like dog food and wet diapers. If done correctly, it's heavenly.

[BlueFox]

It's better than macaroni and cheese.

[gdb]

Always requires dental floss raised up by a tycoon!:mad:

[txcoastal1]

Only coupled with a match....to lite 'em up.:smile:

My wife hates it when I show the kids that trick:eek::biggrin:

[On3s&Z3r0s]

Seriously? Your wife is Irish and you're bitching about cabbage one day a year? One of my grandmothers was German and the other was Polish. I had cabbage every Sunday for the first 18 years of my life. Try cabbage with stewed tomatos and stale bread... the Polish call it kapusta, but in fact it is the culinary equivalent of pure evil. Man up and consider it the luck of the Irish that you get to wash it down with green beer. :tongue: :smile:

[BuckeyeTim]

Can't stand either one!

I remember back in the day, going to grannys house and she would have large crocks of Sauerkraut going in the basment. That odor permeated the whole house.

I'd rather have a dirt sandwhich.


Tim

[ESavinon]

Add me to your list rivrrat.

[Lasareath]

Love it with a good spicy mustard

[danger boy]

Every year it's the same thing...As St Patricks day rolls around, my Irish wife plans her big meal, and on the fateful day, the house is filled with the repugnant odor of corned beef and cabbage. I'm the only one in the house that despises the foul meal, but I suppose that could be because I'm the only one in the house that doesn't have some Irish blood.

It seems everyone I know looks forward to the meal, and looks at me like I'm an alien when I announce my distaste it.

Am I the only one?

So yay or nay?

you're a freak! :tongue:

[Sherardp]

Not a fan either so I feel your pain.

[danger boy]

i had a corned beef sandwich home made with sauerkraut, with a side of cabbage and carrots and potatoes. yummy! corned beef was cooked in beer.. and eaten with another beer. :biggrin:

[TNRabbit]

HATE both.....and add beets to that as well~

[hearingimpared]

In my best Homer Simpson donut drool . . . mmmmmmmmmmm corned beef and cabage!!!

[jbooker82]

I prefer my corn fed beef in the form of a thick Ribeye cooked over wood.

[George Grand]

I believe the English shared all their culinary secrets with the Irish.

I don't put that stuff in my mouth.

[nspindel]

Does your wife love you the next day when you vent that nice meal out? :wink:

Venting is a complement to the chef. That's my story and I'm sticking to it...

[gimpod]

It's better than macaroni and cheese.

Not really they both suck, I'd rather eat my own puke! http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll11/imjscn/Skype%20Animated/emoticon-0119-puke.gif

[gdb]

Say....that's a nifty image !:eek:

[On3s&Z3r0s]

I can see not liking the boiled cabbage... that's a terrible thing to do to almost any vegetable besides a potato, but corned beef is gooood! Maybe not by itself, but I got a recipe for corned beef and barley soup that is Soup Nazi good. And there is no better breakfast food in the world than corned beef hash. Seriously. Beef, bacon, potatoes, and egg all in the same tasty heap. As with so many things in life, it really is all about the synergy. :smile:

[obieone]

Cabbage = anemic lettuce!

[gdb]

Just be glad that the Irish don't serve up kimchi with corned beef! I think a cat turd is added to it for a starter culture !:eek:

[nadams]

Was at the local Brewpub last night... they were doing corned beef and cabbage with potatoes. I don't mind the smell, but I stay away from the cabbage. I had them make me a corned beef sammich instead. It was excellent :).

Speaking of kimchi... a former housemate used to LOVE kimchi... he made a batch of it one time... I appended the house rules to include NO KIMCHI MANUFACTURING! The smell didn't leave the house for days.

[Rivrrat]

Seriously? Your wife is Irish and you're bitching about cabbage one day a year? One of my grandmothers was German and the other was Polish. I had cabbage every Sunday for the first 18 years of my life. Try cabbage with stewed tomatos and stale bread... the Polish call it kapusta, but in fact it is the culinary equivalent of pure evil. Man up and consider it the luck of the Irish that you get to wash it down with green beer. :tongue: :smile:

I see you're from Seattle....I spent 41 of my aged years in Seattle (graduated from Renton High)...I'll bet with a post like that, you'll eat lutefisk the one day a year Ballard has the Lutefisk festival. :tongue:

[dragon1952]

I could eat corn beef and cabbage every day. Good stuff.

[Tour2ma]

Corned beef and cabbage works for me....


You can keep the cabbage......give me a mountainous lean, hot corned beef & swiss on rye w/russian dressing ! OH yeah, and a dill pickle spear too!:biggrin: St. Paddy's... Jewish style.:wink:
Throw some kraut on that sammie and grill it and I'll reuben with ya...

[On3s&Z3r0s]

I see you're from Seattle....I spent 41 of my aged years in Seattle (graduated from Renton High)...I'll bet with a post like that, you'll eat lutefisk the one day a year Ballard has the Lutefisk festival. :tongue:

LOL... we traded places. I came here from Tucson (just went to college there). After 15 years of Seattle, I could definitely stand some Tucson again.

I have tasted of the lutefisk, and I don't know what color beer you'd have to drink to make that stuff taste good! :biggrin: Seriously, how desperate do you have to be to preserve food with lye? :eek:

[ben62670]

Some cider vinegar on the cabbage, and some spicy brown mustard on the corned beef. Um Um good!

[danger boy]

a lot of people overcook the cabbage.. so that's why they dislike it.. cabbage should remain bright green and not grayish when cooked.. should be tender crisp... with some seasonings of your choice..

people overcook broccoli too.. but that's another story....

we had sauerkraut too.. that i could take it or leave it... but it wasn't to strong.. perfect for a sammich.. with spicy brown musturd

[tentoze]

I believe the English shared all their culinary secrets with the Irish.

I don't put that stuff in my mouth.

George, George, George....

And, on topic, I love properly prepared corned beef and cabbage.