Bacon and cabbage (Irish: bagún agus cabáiste) is a dish traditionally associated with Ireland.
[2] Another common accompaniment to the dish is white sauce, which consists of flour, butter and milk, sometimes with a flavouring of some sort (often parsley).
[4] Historically, this dish originated in Ireland and was common fare in Irish homes because the ingredients were readily available as many families grew their own vegetables and reared their own pigs.
[7] Corned beef and cabbage remains a popular food in some areas of the United States and Ireland.
On the island of Newfoundland, where the Irish and the English made up a large proportion of the founding settlers, this, and the similar English boiled beef, gave rise to a boiled dinner featuring salted beef called Jiggs dinner.