why did they call it corn beef when there is no corn inside?

Answer 1

It's not corn beef, it's corned beef.

The above answerers are wrong.

Definition of corned:
Pronunciation: (kôrnd), [key]
—adj.
marinated in brine, often containing garlic, peppercorns, cloves, etc.; preserved or cured with salt: corned beef.

Answer 2

because it isn't corn beef, some places say it is from corn feed animals, but the meat that is cooked by boiling all day long in or not in a pressure cooker, is the traditional Irish dish of corned beef, a very tough cut of meat that is soaked in brine (salt water). Before I went on a low sodium diet I liked it quite a bit, wonderful sandwiches!

Answer 3

The term "corned" beef comes from the English use of the word "corn," meaning any small particle (such as a grain of salt). And corn beef is cured with salt.

Answer 4

Yes it is called Corned Beef, not corn beef, and no, it doesn't have anything to do with the cattle eating corn before being slaughtered. (Those answers craked me up!)

Here is Wikipedia's definition:

Corned beef is a cut of beef (usually brisket, but sometimes round) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine. The "corn" in "corned beef" refers to the "corn" or grains of coarse salts used to cure it. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the usage of "corn," meaning "small hard particle, a grain, as of sand or salt," to 888, and the term "corned beef" to 1621.[1] The term "corned beef" can denote different styles of brine-cured beef, depending on the region. Some, like American-style corned beef, are highly seasoned and often considered delicatessen fare. In Britain, corned beef is usually bought at the delicatessen, or may be in chilled packs or can be found in trapezoid cans, imported from South America. American corned beef is similar to Canadian smoked meat.

Answer 5

It's "corned" beef, because that is what the cattle they slaughtered to make it were fed; corn.

Just like it's "iced" tea and not "ice" tea.

Additional: I was kidding about why it's called "corned " beef because it's a silly question due to the incorrect wording used. People have no sense of humour.

Answer 6

In the old days when they use to boil the meat, they would add the corn to the cooking process to add to the flavour.

Answer 7

corn fed beef

Answer 8

the cows were fed corn

Answer 9

Why do we park in the driveway & drive on the parkway?
We may never know.

Answer 10

i have no idea