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Jiggs dinner

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Jiggs dinner, also called boiled dinner or cooked dinner, is a traditional meal commonly prepared and eaten on Sundays in Newfoundland and other Atlantic Canadian provinces. Its name comes from Jiggs, the central character of the long-running comic strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus and Zeke Zekley, whose favourite meal was corned beef and cabbage. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Main Course 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
Canada 2
Connections

In Cuisine

Canadian Cuisine, Cuisines
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Prepared By Technique

Boiling, Culinary Techniques
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Uses Ingredient

Cabbage, Ingredients
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Corned Beef, Ingredients
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Originated In

Canada

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1. Jiggs dinner (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Jiggs dinner, also called boiled dinner or cooked dinner, is a traditional meal commonly prepared and eaten on Sundays in Newfoundland and other Atlantic provinces.
  • Uses Ingredient: Corned Beef, Lead paragraph
    Corned beef and cabbage was the favourite meal of Jiggs, the central character in the popular, long-running comic strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus and Zeke Zekley.
  • Uses Ingredient: Cabbage, Lead paragraph
    Corned beef and cabbage was the favourite meal of Jiggs, the central character in the popular, long-running comic strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus and Zeke Zekley.
  • Prepared By Technique: Boiling, Lead sentence
    Jiggs dinner, also called boiled dinner or cooked dinner, is a traditional meal commonly prepared
  • In Cuisine: Canadian Cuisine, Lead paragraph
    Jiggs dinner, also called boiled dinner or cooked dinner, is a traditional meal commonly prepared and eaten on Sundays in Newfoundland and other Atlantic provinces.
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2. Jiggs dinner (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Canada
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Canada
Canada
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