What is an authentic and traditional Irish St. Patrick's Day dish?

Question

I understand that serving corned beef and cabbage is actually an Irish-American tradition and that colcannon is usually eaten in Ireland in Halloween, so what dishes do the Irish really feast on on St. Patrick's Day?

Answer 1

Yep....corned beef &cabbage....
And Reuben sandwiches the day after.
(corned beef on rye with sauerkraut, then broiled swiss cheese on top and thousand island dressing.

Answer 2

Just been reading the new Pub Grub Cookbook and it's full of wonderful Irish recipes. A nice mutton stew is traditional as would be cooking a salmon, preferably smoked over hard wood. They also eat a lot of mussels in the spring time. Have a very happy St Pat's Day

Answer 3

Well, I'd imagine a meal derived from lamb and potatoes, since they've been eating the two for so long before the potato blight. And also lots of beer.

So, colcannon and Irish stew are their two national dishes. Colcannon is this: http://thepassionatecook.typepad.com/thepassionatecook/2007/01/irish_colcannon.html

For more recipes:
http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/irishstewhistry.htm

Answer 4

We DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL DISH!!!

We eat all different types of food!

Colcannon, while although delicious, is not a national dish.

I would advise a potato or seafood chowder starter served with brown soda bread, folowed by an irish stew.

Answer 5

My family goes for champ, boiled ham and cabbage (the cabbage has to be cooked in the water the ham was boiled in) and soda bread. Guinness is optional.

Answer 6

Seven course meal:
A six pack and a potato.

Answer 7

irish stew made with lamb

Answer 8

bacon and cabbage