If you’ve got any Irish blood in your family, St. Patrick’s Day is one day in the year you’re likely to want to celebrate it! If you haven’t, you can still join in this fun annual celebration of all things Irish and green – today, the holiday is celebrated all around the world in places as far away as Japan and Russia.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, and has been as far back as the eighth century. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated every year on March 17th, the anniversary of the saint’s death and his religious feast day. Although originally a religious occasion, more recently it has become associated with the celebration of Irish culture and history.
Naturally, one of the important aspects of the holiday is the food. There are all sorts of ways you can include an Irish element into your meal.
One popular trend is to make some – or all! – of the food green. You can have
mint sauce on meat, vegetables like
lettuce,
spinach or
courgettes, and shamrock-shaped cakes or biscuits frosted with green icing. You can even add green dye to food which you wouldn’t normally expect to be green, like mashed potatoes or pie – after all, the city of Chicago dyes its river green in honour of the day!
There are also a variety of recipes or foods traditionally associated with St. Patrick’s Day.
Corned beef, alone or in pies or other dishes, came to be included because Irish immigrants in America preferred it as a cheaper meat option, and it is often eaten with
cabbage, which has been thought of as an Irish food for far longer.
If you’re not keen on corned beef, Irish stew, with
lamb and vegetables, can be a delicious alternative – especially when the weather isn’t cooperating with the spring-time mood of the festival. (Shamrocks were originally a symbol of the coming spring.)
Potatoes, which have been a staple of Irish diet for a long time, are also a traditional component of the meal – roasted, boiled or fried as
chips, they can be a dish in themselves, or you can include them as part of something like
shepherd’s pie. And of course, you can round the meal off with a cool glass of
Guinness!
You can also decorate the table with greenery or use green plates, napkins or tablecloths to add an extra festive element to the meal.
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