Every year on March 17, people all over the globe band together in toasting Irish culture on Saint Patrick’s Day. In America this mostly means wearing green and drinking large quantities of Guinness!
One of the great things about America is that Americans have such diverse ethnic backgrounds. And come Saint Patrick’s Day, it means that we’re all a little bit Irish - even if it’s only ¼%! This week, kitchens all over America will start turning out Irish soda bread, bacon and cabbage, and corned beef and potatoes. And on Saint Patrick’s Day, bars will be serving pints of Harp, Guinness, and green-dyed American beers. Do you have plans to make anything special for Saint Patrick’s Day?
For all of the wonderful reasons to celebrate Ireland this week, it is hard to think of Ireland without also thinking of the Great Potato Famine, so this week’s “Poll of the Week” honors this important tuber. The Irish eat their potatoes boiled or in popular dishes like colcannon (mashed potatoes with kale/cabbage and butter) or champ (mashed potatoes with scallions and butter), and this week
Little Scarlet wants to know what is your favorite potato dish?
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Can I vote *every* kind of potato dish? They are my favorite food you know...
ReplyDeleteAlthough I do like Lyonnaise potatoes as an alternative to the Gratin I have just voted for...
ReplyDeletei'll take my latkes with extra applesauce and sour cream, please!
ReplyDeleteIt was a tough decision between mashed potatoes and french fries... so I flipped a coin and Fries Won!
ReplyDeleteWhat about baked potatoes?! Add a little sour cream, chives, & butter! If had to pick a favorite, that would be the way to go.
ReplyDeleteAny true Irishman eats his potatoes straight out o' the ground. Cooking 'em's for the English.
ReplyDeleteEven though they're not Irish, I do love me a good Latke
ReplyDeleteOh boy! Roasted fingerling potatoes with rosemary and sea salt just can't be beat.
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