Patrick's Day is celebrated in the United States (and probably not many other places). I don't have one molecule of Irish heritage in my lineage, but I think I still want to go to the grocery store and get the fixin's for corned beef & cabbage. Growing up in a Polish-American household I crave the cabbage and potatoes anyhow!
Even though my Irish-living-in-Ireland friends tell me the holiday is bunk over there, I like the idea of attempting to make foods for the various worldly holidays. Diwali may just be next for me to discover food (I LOVE Indian food!). I think it's time to discover all the amazing foodies in Google+!
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It's actually embedded in my DNA to like potatoes.
When I was a kid, we lived in campus housing, and my parents belonged to a foreign foods group. Once a month we'd get together & enjoy a potluck that had a different country's theme – the grown-ups divvied up who brought what dish for the following month. Us kids just enjoyed trying all sorts of new things!
This is why I don't get parents who insist their kids only eat hot dogs, pepperoni pizza, etc. Expose them to new things, and make it fun!
Totally makes since to me that Irish-Americans care more about St. Patrick's day than the Irish. They still live in the home of their ancestors, so probably they don't feel they need an extra day to celebrate it.
Lynette, I didn't know you were Polish. I have a few Polish friends in the UK and they are girls. They are very lovely and pretty girls. They've made me to fall in love with Polish people. I kind of prefer mixing with Polish people than British people. they are very lovely and real people.
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My step-father is Polish, he always had the best jokes of anyone I have ever met. I am Irish myself and will definitely be having corned beef and cabbage!! Enjoy your meat and potatoes Lynette!!
I will be eating Corn Beef and Cabbage/potatoes with you. And my son will be liftin a pint. 😉 I appreciate the share.
It's kinda celebrated in Australia too. Mainly for the alcoholic value.
yeah,its celebrated here in the uk too! but its mainly just another excuse for the obnoxious,riotous and binge drinker,not to mention the obligatory uncouth, unstable and usually unwashed wino to walk about town with soiled filthy trousers halfway round his ankles,mumbling obscenities to himself whilst wearing a silly outsized green leprechaun hat!! "yeah,triffic!" just what you wanna see on a saturday afternoon out with your people! "luvly jubly" have a word!!
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