St. Patrick's Day Recipes

I don't recall anyone saying that it was a national dish in Ireland. It is a popular dish served by Irish-Americans on St. Patrick's Day, especially those on the east coast.

I didn't say anyone did. I was answering my own question, where and when did it become associated with the Irish... My inquiring mind has now been satisfied, I now understand how and why it is popular with the Irish diaspora on the east coast, Canada included.

when I used to travel a lot, I favored Irish pubs for dining and beer drinking activities.

I've eaten corned beef and cabbage in many a bar around the states on St Paddy's day.

I'd read that a factor in the popularity of corned beef in the estern U.S. had to do with the eastern European Jewish and Irish communities living alongside each other in the big cities.

Back in the good ole Abuzz days, there was a lovely Irish lady who expressed an interest in Setanta. She thought she'd pique his interest by mentioning her soda bread.

Turns out soda bread is not a way to tempt Setanta.