Although it can technically be made of a combination of any finely chopped ingredients, Hash is often a mixture of beef (often leftovers of corned beef or roast beef), onions, potatoes, and spices that are mashed together into a coarse, chunky paste, and then cooked, either alone, or with other ingredients.
In Denmark hash is known in Danish as
"biksemad" (roughly translated, "tossed together food"), and it is a traditional leftover dish usually served with a
In Sweden there is a version of hash called pyttipanna. It is similar to the Danish version, but usually served without sauce.
Alternatively, in the southern United States hash is a blend of leftover pork from a barbecue mixed with barbecue sauce and served over rice. It is a common side dish at barbecue restaurants and pig pickin's in South Carolina and Georgia.
In many locations in the U.S., corned beef hash is served primarily as a breakfast food on restaurant menus and home cuisine, often served with eggs and toast (or biscuits), and occasionally hashbrowns example recipe. The dish is usually known as corned beef hash with eggs, or corned beef hash & eggs. Alternatives of the dish use roast beef hash.
External links
- Digital Traditions - the website of McKissick Museum's Digital Traditions web portal
- Hormel.com - The website of a popular canned hash manufacturer
- Vanee - brand of corned beef hash for the foodservice industry
- 'Hashed Beef, Plain' at The Household Cyclopedia - A recipe for hashed beef from an 1800s cookbook
- Scandanavian Hash (Biksemad) recipe
- BBQ Hash Recipe at about.com - Recipe for BBQ Hash and Rice
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