Saint Patrick's feast day, has been celebrated in Ireland for hundreds of years. Green cloth and shamrocks were wore to celebrate Saint Patrick’s day as early as the 17th century. It is a public holiday in Ireland, Newfoundland (Canada) and Montserrat and is widely celebrated throughout the US and Canada particularly in New York and Chicago where parades are held and rivers are even dyed green. Other countries that celebrate “St. Paddy’s Day” are Argentina, Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand, among others. Today it’s common to prepare green colored foods, Irish dishes and even drink green beer! Here you can find loads of Irish recipes of all kinds to help celebrate the Saint Patrick feast.
Boxty is a traditional Irish breakfast potato dish, often described as a potato pancake or griddlecake. It's easy to make, thrifty and comes with its own poem.
Made of crushed fresh green grapes and pineapple juice, enjoy this Irish green drink.
Black Pudding (Irish) recipe
These delicious green cookies are not just good at St. Patrick's Day, they are popular all the time!
Champ is served piled high on the dish, with a well of melted butter in the center. It is eaten with a spoon from the outside, each spoonful being dipped in the well of melted butter.
These cakes are eaten buttered, with a glass of milk, for supper, but are also good with oily fish such as herring or mackerel. They are also terrific with wine and cheese.
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