atoes . ▁You ▁can ▁also ▁find ▁salt ▁cod ▁hash ▁or ▁fish ▁hash ▁in ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁Corn ed ▁be ef ▁and ▁cab bage ▁d inners ▁is ▁an ▁Irish - American ▁tradition ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 ' s ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁commonly ▁observed ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Day . ▁Corn ed ▁be ef ▁hash ▁is ▁also ▁commonly ▁served ▁on ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Day , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁around ▁American ▁Thanks g iving ▁and ▁Christmas . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Mid west ▁it ▁was ▁common ▁to ▁bind ▁a ▁hash ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁sau ce ▁thick ened ▁with ▁fl our . ▁ ▁Alternatively , ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁term ▁" hash " ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁two ▁d ishes : ▁ ▁a ▁Southern ▁traditional ▁bl end ▁of ▁le f to ver ▁p ork ▁from ▁a ▁bar bec ue ▁mixed ▁with ▁bar bec ue ▁sau ce ▁and ▁served ▁over ▁rice . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁side ▁d ish ▁at ▁bar bec ue ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁p ig ▁pick in ' s ▁not ably ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁and ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁In ▁Texas , ▁a ▁thick ▁ste w ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁p ork , ▁ch icken ▁and ▁be ef , ▁tradition ally ▁season ed ▁with ▁salt ▁and ▁pe pper ▁and ▁other ▁sp ices , ▁is ▁reduced ▁over night ▁over ▁an ▁open ▁fl ame ▁in ▁an ▁iron ▁was h pot ▁or ▁hash pot . ▁ ▁Some ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁hash