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Hi everyone! I'm curious to know what your all making for St. Patty's day. We're spending the day with some friends and everyone is bringing something. I needs some ideas!
Americans have tended to bastardize Irish culture, especially making St. Patrick's Day into a big drinking day. In Ireland its more commonly observed as a holy day where you go to church and have dinner with the family. No green beer and plastic leprechaun hats and whatnot. If any of that stuff is found in Ireland anymore, its more geared to American tourists who go there expecting the American version of St. Patrick's Day.
Americans have tended to bastardize Irish culture, especially making St. Patrick's Day into a big drinking day. In Ireland its more commonly observed as a holy day where you go to church and have dinner with the family. No green beer and plastic leprechaun hats and whatnot. If any of that stuff is found in Ireland anymore, its more geared to American tourists who go there expecting the American version of St. Patrick's Day.
Nice post, MrKrabs. I've been thinking of maybe making a salmon side dish for the party we're going to--maybe Clare Island salmon. Or perhaps Colcannon?
The main dish will indeed be corned beef and cabbage but fortunately the beer will be Guinness and Harp rather than green.
There was a parade, and I did see a little bit of partying going on in 1974, the year I was in Dublin for St Paddy's, but nothing (I mean nothing!) like you'll see in the States.
Try irish Potatoe candy-- It's an authetic dessert treat right from Ireland. Consists of cream cheese sugar, vanilla and powdered sugar. You can find the recipe on food network or Recipezaar..
Americans have tended to bastardize Irish culture, especially making St. Patrick's Day into a big drinking day. In Ireland its more commonly observed as a holy day where you go to church and have dinner with the family. No green beer and plastic leprechaun hats and whatnot. If any of that stuff is found in Ireland anymore, its more geared to American tourists who go there expecting the American version of St. Patrick's Day.
yeah i realized they dont eat that in Ireland, and i agree that many cultures are bastardized here in america---but then it becomes american i guess....
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