Corned beef hash for breakfast?

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ChardonnayCentral@reddit

I've never had it for breakfast before, but now you've given me an idea. And I've just opened a tin of corned beef. Thanks.

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Cool_Finding_6066@reddit

Any food is breakfast food, but you must believe

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AlgaeFew8512@reddit

No it's an evening meal. UK corned beef hash is also very different to US corned beef hash

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Nikolopolis@reddit

People can eat what they want, whenever they want.

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AlgaeFew8512@reddit

Of course they can, but generally speaking most people wouldn't have that for breakfast in the UK

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It's not a very popular dish period. I've never heard of it being eaten for breakfast at all. It had a bit of popularity back in the 90s. It's just one of those dishes that exist. I don't think I've eaten it for at least four years.

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Zealousideal_Pop3121@reddit

I don’t eat it at all because it’s gross but I’ve never heard of anyone eating fur breakfast. I don’t think it matters though. Eat what you want to eat

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snowmanseeker@reddit

No, it's a dinner time meal, not breakfast.

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InformalTrifle9@reddit

And by dinner you mean 12:00-13:00 right?

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Wiedegeburt@reddit

Anyone who calls tea dinner is either a septic or posh

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Safe-Midnight-3960@reddit

Or simply just not northern.

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mr-dirtybassist@reddit

I'm northern and call the last meal of the day dinner

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littlerabbits72@reddit

What about supper?

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mr-dirtybassist@reddit

Supper is just supper if you have it. We don't

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littlerabbits72@reddit

I had some weird friends at school who called tea their supper. That's just wrong.

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mr-dirtybassist@reddit

Blasphemy

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sir_thrillho@reddit

It's regional.

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Wiedegeburt@reddit

It partly is yes but by and large working class say dinner and tea and people who aren't necessarily super posh just normal levels of middle-class posh like grow up in a house with more than one toilet had the means and willingness to go to university as a teenager etc will say lunch and dinner

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sir_thrillho@reddit

That's fair, I've definitely heard posh northerners say dinner for the evening meal.

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No-Structure-8125@reddit

No, that's lunch.

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one_pump_chimp@reddit

That's why they were called dinner ladies

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Sir-HP23@reddit

Corned beef is the devils work. I was asking out loud who the hell buys corn beef, as I see it on supermarket shelves. Turns out my brother in law is the one who eats it.

Well if he’s prepared to marry my sister…

…there’s a glove for every hand I suppose.

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littlerabbits72@reddit

My husband refers to it as "council dinner"

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DadVan-Soton@reddit

Corned beef should be made, not bought. It’s like a classy and delicious beef roast.

My “made” crispy corned beef hash

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A_Roll_of_the_Dice@reddit

It's absolutely vile.

I used to like it a long time back (a couple of decades ago), but I tried to make corned beef hash for my partner a few years ago, and whilst I was squishing it apart with a fork (since it comes compressed), I was seeing noticeably large chunks of veins and arteries around 5-8mm long.

I picked them all out, and by the time I was done, it was around 40% of the overall product. I thought it must just be a fluke, so I bought a few different tins from different brands, and they were all the same. I might have just had poor luck when choosing them, or maybe the quality of it has gone downhill massively from when I was younger, but what I can say for certain is that I won't touch anything with corned beef in it anymore after that. No thanks.

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Geekenstein@reddit

Eating corned beef hash out of a tin is guaranteed to make you think it’s horrible.

Go to the states. Find a greasy spoon diner in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, and order the corned beef hash with a couple of eggs and toast.

It will take years off your life, but you’ll die happy.

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Suitable-Fun-1087@reddit

That's a completely different corned beef. What we call salt beef. The two are unrelated

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Super_Ground9690@reddit

My dad used to make me corned beef sandwiches when I was a child and I loved them. Tried it again recently and could barely stomach the smell never mind the taste

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ALittleNightMusing@reddit

There was a girl in my primary school that nobody would sit with for lunch, because she always had corned beef sandwiches. Sorry, Heather. You probably thought everyone hated you.

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nonsequitur__@reddit

🤢

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bitofafixerupper@reddit

That's really odd, I've never had that when making corned beef hash and I'm the type of person who ends up with about a 2p size bit of chicken once I've dissected the breast within an inch of its life

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Goldf_sh4@reddit

Corned-beef hash is the only reason I buy corned beef and it's the only context in which I'll eat it. A well-made corned-beef hash is a beautiful thing.

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Ballbag94@reddit

All meals are breakfast meals if you eat them for breakfast

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LiqdPT@reddit

And yet in the US, the eggs almost make it breakfast by default.

Mind you, we don't primarily get corned beef from a can either (though, that is an option)

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AfraidOstrich9539@reddit

American corned Beef and UK corn beef are two disparate things.

But, if I happened to have some left over from the night before I'd have it but I love cold pizza for breakfast or reheated curry etc

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LiqdPT@reddit

We CAN get corned beef in a can, but most of the time it's not.

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AfraidOstrich9539@reddit

Ah, I only saw it in one grocery store in the 'uk' section along with tetley tea etc

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enemyradar@reddit

What the Americans usually call corn beef is what we call salt beef, unless it's the canned product. Easily found in Jewish bakeries in London and other big cities, less so elsewhere. Never in supermarkets.

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LiqdPT@reddit

Those are, in fact, the same thing. It's just the canned version gets that mushy texture. Canned corned beef became popular as war rations (and then, like SPAM and many other things, the GIs wanted it when they got home).

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Dutch_Slim@reddit

Odd then that corned beef is quite cheap and salt beef from the butcher expensive by comparison?

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LiqdPT@reddit

True of a lot of canned VS fresh products

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ishpatoon1982@reddit

Is that where spam comes from?!

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enemyradar@reddit

Yes, that's what I said.

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Suitable-Fun-1087@reddit

Waitrose sells salt beef

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mcbeef89@reddit

and North Finchley Sainsburys, but then they do have big kosher section to cater for local demand

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enemyradar@reddit

Ah! Should have expected that. Waitrose hasn't been convenient for me for a while so I hadn't noticed!

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nonsequitur__@reddit

I do actually love rice or curry based leftovers for breakie

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fatveg@reddit

Eggs? I think we are talking different things.

To me corned beef hash is mashed potato with a tin of corned beef mixed in, though I know other people do it differently here.

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TheCrabbyJohn@reddit (OP)

I think they were saying how in the US, corned beef is served at breakfast because it is often paired with eggs.

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fatveg@reddit

My version of corned beef hash, for comparison with yours

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.sndimg.com%2Ffood%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fw_614%2Ch_461%2Cc_fit%2Fv1%2Fimg%2Frecipes%2F12%2F28%2F28%2FpicvsUqlv.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=750e1ea88876038b9770a11fb48810829e30785f616012973cec78012767af0d

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LiqdPT@reddit

Y's, when I get it the eggs are on top (and so you cut them up and it's part of rhe hash)

https://images.app.goo.gl/QqbaQ

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LiqdPT@reddit

The ones I've had in the US are usually chunks of potato fried up with onion, bell pepper, corned beef and usually an egg or 2 on top

https://images.app.goo.gl/QqbaQ

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fatveg@reddit

What I'm used to, for comparison:

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.sndimg.com%2Ffood%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fw_614%2Ch_461%2Cc_fit%2Fv1%2Fimg%2Frecipes%2F12%2F28%2F28%2FpicvsUqlv.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=750e1ea88876038b9770a11fb48810829e30785f616012973cec78012767af0d

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Alert-Painting1164@reddit

Yes completely different things. U.S. corned beef hash is chopped potatoes that pan fried with corned beef which is not from a can and is more like adjacent to pastrami

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dinobug77@reddit

Eggs?

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LiqdPT@reddit

Yes

https://images.app.goo.gl/QqbaQ

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nonsequitur__@reddit

Yeah we’re definitely talking about completely different dishes. Yours looks good and I’ve had similar at American style breakfast restaurants - aptly named breakfast hash.

Ours is basically tinned corned beef, soft boiled spuds and onions. Like a dense hotpot. Basically bland grey stodge.

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LiqdPT@reddit

Those are the same ingredients... Just each cooked differently.

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nonsequitur__@reddit

Ohh! Think the ‘American style’ breakfast served here is way off base then!

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LiqdPT@reddit

The classic American breakfast is eggs, bacon or sausage, hashbrowns (not those stupid frozen shaped McDonald's type of has brown patties), toast and maybe pancakes or waffles.

But, like the Full English, it's not exactly an eat everyday kinda thing.

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nonsequitur__@reddit

What you call corned beef, we call salt beef - and it delicious. Our corned beef is the cow equivalent of Spam.

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TheCrabbyJohn@reddit (OP)

it has been a search at times to find it stateside in the can but we managed.

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Trees_are_cool_@reddit

It's common on breakfast menus.

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lidder444@reddit

I’ve never ever seen corned beef hash in a uk breakfast menu ever.

Corned beef isn’t even that popular anymore, my Irish gran ate it but most people in mainland uk under the age of 50 aren’t eating it.

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loucarr90@reddit

Yeah me either. I still have corned beef sometimes (34)

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Dear_Tangerine444@reddit

Is it a breakfast food? No. Would I still eat it for breakfast? Hell yes!

The only trouble is it would require having left-over corn beef hash, which is not something there ever seems to be any of.

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Trees_are_cool_@reddit

It's on breakfast menus where I live.

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Rachaelmm1995@reddit

that doesn't mean anyone actually eats it for breakfast

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Trees_are_cool_@reddit

True, but they do.

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b3tarded@reddit

Corned beef hash is a breakfast item in British army rations.

I love corned beef hash for dinner, so was quite happy when they first introduced them to rat packs. Until I tasted one that is.

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rleaky@reddit

Thing is corn beef hash always better the next day

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Alert-Painting1164@reddit

No and it’s not the same as the corned beef hash that’s eaten for breakfast in the U.S. in fact corned beef in the U.S. and U.K. are completely different things

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KiwiAlexP@reddit

The difference between the one the comes in a tin and corned silverside that needs to be boiled?

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Alert-Painting1164@reddit

Yes the American one is more like salt beef

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lmg00d@reddit

Except we actually have both in America. Corned beef is a large slab cooked low and slow. Corned beef hash comes in a tin, consists primarily of ground corned beef and potatoes, and gets fried up for breakfast.

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Alert-Painting1164@reddit

Right but it’s not the English kind it’s just a canned version of American hash

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lmg00d@reddit

Can you describe how the English version differs?

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Alert-Painting1164@reddit

The English version is fully minced and then mushed into a can and usually brined. So it’s pretty mushy. To make and English corned beef has you essentially mash this can of mush into mashed potatoes.

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lmg00d@reddit

Ah, ours is more like a fine dice. So good when fried up with some eggs. I have a can at home just waiting for the weekend!

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S_mawds@reddit

I’ve heard it all now canned corned beef hash

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stepbar@reddit

I don't think I've ever had corned beef hash.

Also, being from Ireland I've never had, nor have I seen, corned beef and cabbage. That's an American recipe!

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BanMeForBeingNice@reddit

It is, and it's got an interesting history, specific to Irish immigrants to America, specifically in New York City, which is why it's associated, incorrectly, with Ireland by their descendants.

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londongas@reddit

It's great in an omelette

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Fibro-Mite@reddit

No. That's dinner, not breakfast.

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Sorry_Error3797@reddit

I just don't eat breakfast.

If I did though I would quite happily eat corned beef has for breakfast. I'm just too lazy to cook anything in the morning and don't have much desire for cereals or such.

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shelleypiper@reddit

I've never heard of anyone eat it at any time of day.

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Particular-Pace-2990@reddit

It's in the army rations so yes. Although we consider lager a weekend breakfast beverage. So make your own mind up.

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DeeZaster217@reddit

We’re grown ups. We can eat what we want when we want it 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s nice with a fried egg on top but I’d not eat it for breakfast as I would feel sleepy afterwards

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UniqueEnigma121@reddit

No OP. It’s far to expensive & fattening.

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Fyonella@reddit

My mum used to make it for dinner.

Mash a can of Corned Beef with a fork. Add diced cooked potatoes, diced raw onion, a splash of tomato juice, plenty of pepper. Press into a dish, top with breadcrumbs. Bake. Always served with Sweetcorn and/or Baked Beans

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Away-Ad4393@reddit

My mum fries diced cooked potatoes and chopped onion until they are brown then adds diced corned beef and fries the whole lot until there is a nice brown crust on the bottom. Eat anytime of the day and it is delicious.

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Crafty-Zebra3285@reddit

Just add bell peppers to the fry and serve it with a fried egg on top and you have the perfect American breakfast version. We also do salmon hash which is equally yummy. Usually made to use up any leftover meat and veg from the night before.

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PresidentPopcorn@reddit

Anything's breakfast if you pour milk on it.

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mr-dirtybassist@reddit

That's a main dinner meal

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NewLife_21@reddit

I eat whatever the hell I want for breakfast. So do my kids (adults). If that's leftovers from dinner then I'm having leftovers for breakfast! And that includes corned beef hash. Especially my version. I make it with onions, garlic, sweet potatoes, white potatoes and corned beef. Mmmmmmmm

It's even better after it's been in the fridge overnight.

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Lost_Ninja@reddit

TBH you're right and so many of the other food snobs in this thread are wrong.

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Lost_Ninja@reddit

Why do people gate keep what you eat for breakfast?

It literally means Breaking Your Fast, and as long as it hits the spot and stops you feeling hungry why should anyone care what you eat for breakfast?

And you can eat whatever the fuck you want as an adult.

Personally I have never eaten corned beef hash for breakfast, but only because I don't eat it that often. I have eaten most meals as my first meal of the day. And I have eaten typical breakfast food for other meals including porridge at supper time, if the mood takes me.

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WoollyMamatth@reddit

You can eat anything you darn well like for any meal!

It's not a 'usual' breakfast dish, but you do you

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DizzyMine4964@reddit

Not usually but people can if they want.

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dogmadave1977@reddit

It good any time, morning noon or evening .

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tayls67@reddit

Categorically NO

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George_Salt@reddit

When you're an adult you can eat what you want, when you want. It's one of the perks.

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kitaj19@reddit

In my world corned beef hash is fried onions, mashed tinned corned beef, mixed with left over mashed potato, shaped into patties, lightly floured and fried till crispy on the outside, always served with baked beans and hot tea. Hangover Sunday brunch.

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Creepy-Albatross-588@reddit

Stick a fried egg on top and it takes me back to being a kid in the 80s. When my mum was sick it was my dads go to meal to make 😄

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Time-Mode-9@reddit

I don't think I've every eaten corned beef hash, let alone for breakfast

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josh5676543@reddit

No it's something you have for tea

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Sleepybeez@reddit

It's a dinner option.

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PurpleMonkeyEdna@reddit

Usually only if you've been out on the piss the night before

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RanOutOfThingsToDo@reddit

This is the only time I’ve had it for breakfast

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Didymograptus2@reddit

You can have what the hell you want for breakfast, whether it’s cold pizza, warmed up Chinese from the night before (food or gf) or corned beef hash. At least it’s got a decent mix of protein and carbs so will set you up for the day.

Some people just have a slice of toast or sugary cereal so corned beef hash is much better than those.

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BG3restart@reddit

No, it's not something we eat for breakfast generally, but if I was staying at a hotel and it was on the menu I'd definitely order it, in the same way that I'm not making kippers at home, but I'd have them in a hotel. Corned beef hash is the kind of thing my mum would make for dinner on a school night.

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OriginalStockingfan@reddit

Nope, never come across it in 50 years!

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geeoharee@reddit

Only if it was leftovers from the night before and I was in a funny mood.

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Intelligent_Put_3606@reddit

I'm wondering what the word 'funny' means in this context...

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WatchingTellyNow@reddit

"funny haha or funny peculiar?" As my dad used to say.

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Great-Activity-5420@reddit

I've never had corned beef hash.

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WatchingTellyNow@reddit

No. I don't even know what's in it, and don't think I've ever knowingly eaten it in all my very many years.

Breakfast is commonly:

Breakfast cereal with milk, usually cold.
Porridge in winter. But how to make it is its own thread, and could lead to war.
Toast. Usually with butter, but the type of bread and what else goes on it is another debate.
Toasted crumpets, occasionally. Cue another discussion on toppings.
Croissants or other pastry-type things.
A fry-up as a special or weekend treat. With more heated debates on what's included.

This list isn't comprehensive, and doesn't include breakfasts in households with other cultural backgrounds. That'd make the list a lot longer. But I still don't think corned beef hash would be on the list.

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Status_Accident_2819@reddit

You can eat what you want for breakfast... only food companies have manipulated what's is "traditional breakfast" in some counties. In Europe, it's cold meats and cheese. So crack on.

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No_Complex5959@reddit

I like soup for breakfast and the people I work with think I'm weird.

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Status_Accident_2819@reddit

I've had leftover pudding with custard for brekkie. Absolutely deluxe.

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No_Complex5959@reddit

There was probably less sugar in that than some breakfast cereals.

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NortonBurns@reddit

Growing up in the 60s & 70s in the north of England, corned beef hash was a 'stew' not a 'fry up' - potatoes, carrots, onions, in a stock/gravy base, spiced up with a bit of worcester or HP sauce. It was an austerity food, a left-over from war-time rationing.
It was most definitely a lunch or dinner item, not breakfast.

I only discovered the American version quite recently - but I still consider it a dinner, not a breakfast. I wouldn't mind it for breakfast but it takes to long to make from scratch compared to the rest of a fry up.

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elementarydrw@reddit

According to military ration packs, it's a breakfast. In over 35 years of being on this planet, and being British, military ration packs is the only time I have ever seen it as a meal.

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AddictedToRugs@reddit

No. We do not.

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GreatBritishFox@reddit

Big fan of corned beef hash but never had it for breakfast before travelling to Barbados... now I'm converted!.

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riscos3@reddit

No, it is not something you eat for breakfast.

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GerFubDhuw@reddit

I've not got corned beef money!

But also no.

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Waste_Vegetable8974@reddit

Only ever saw it once. A breakfast chef at a hotel i stayed in in Bristol had it on his menu... then again he used an electric woke to cook his fried eggs!!

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Katharinemaddison@reddit

To me breakfast is the first meal of the day and I usually have leftovers from dinner (evening meal, I break my fast at around lunchtime. I just eat two dinners ok?).

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DreadLindwyrm@reddit

It's not something I'd want to call breakfast.

It's not light enough to be a light breakfast (think cereal or toast, maybe with a bit of fruit), but it's not calorie dense enough to be a working breakfast (think a proper fried English).
I might grab a corned beef pasty as a snack early to mid morning though if I'm a bit peckish.

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