Recipes Holidays and Events Recipes St. Patrick's Day Here's What Irish People Actually Eat on St. Patrick's Day By Vicky McDonald Vicky McDonald Website Vicky McDonald is a Seattle-based editor with over 15 years of experience in the media industry. She currently works as an editor for ParentMap.com. Prior to that, she was a senior content manager at Allrecipes. She loves baking, developing new recipes, and growing vegetables. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on February 24, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Growing up in Ireland, we never ate corned beef and cabbage on St. Patricks Day — nor did anyone we know. It's an American-Irish tradition, that just doesn't exist in Ireland. On our national feast day at home, we eat regular Irish food and perhaps drink a little extra to celebrate the day. Here are just some of the different Irish foods you might find us eating on Paddy's Day (definitely not called St. Patty's Day), plus a well-known Irish hangover cure. 01 of 06 The Irish Fry View Recipe AllrecipesPhoto A fried Irish breakfast will set you up for the whole day. A traditional fry includes a few slices of bacon (we call them rashers), fried tomatoes, black pudding (blood sausage), brown soda bread, and a huge pot of tea. 02 of 06 Scones View Recipe Marlene We love buttery scones. Homemade scones are available in every small corner shop, grocery store, and gas station and are best eaten with lots of salty Irish butter. 03 of 06 Irish Soda Bread View Recipe foodelicious Soda bread is a staple in Ireland. Brown soda bread is made with whole-wheat flour, buttermilk, and baking soda; and white soda bread is made with white flour. It's traditionally made into a round loaf with a cross etched in the center to keep the fairies out. 04 of 06 Simple Beef Pot Roast View Recipe A traditional Sunday roast dinner is very popular in Ireland. The roast meat is served with roasted potatoes, peas, carrots, and lashings of gravy. Nothing will taste as good as your Mammy's roast dinner. beef roasts and lamb roasts 05 of 06 Fresh Apple Tarts View Recipe Photo by Meredith. In the U.S., there is apple pie, but in Ireland we have apple tart. These rustic tarts are often baked on a plate, and made with homemade pastry and local apples. No matter where you go in Ireland, someone will always have rustled up a homemade apple tart. apple tarts and pies 06 of 06 The Hangover Cure Getty Images / Stephen Barnes St. Patrick's Day can be a day of heavy drinking, and the crisp sandwich is a well-known hangover cure. It's essentially some Irish potato chips sandwiched between two slices of buttered white bread. Another cure for hangovers is a "flat 7Up," which is essentially some 7Up with a splash of hot water. It's widely believed a "flat 7Up" can cure almost anything. St. Patrick's Day collection. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit