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st patrick's day
I’d like to take the opportunity to clear up an unfortunate misconception. Irish food. Let’s get into it.
Most people think Irish food is rather…blah. In fact, when I went over to Ireland a few years ago, I was warned by more than one person about how awful it would be. Those people had clearly never been to Ireland. Or, at least not outside of a pub in Dublin.
My first post included, among other things, Ireland as place I’d like to visit. When I think of Ireland, potatoes, corned beef, cabbage, and whiskey are the foods that come to mind. I know more jokes about Irish cooking than recipes.
Yet Irish food is indeed true cuisine. The Emerald Isles stands its own on the global food scene and Irish chefs are proudly displaying what their country has to offer.
Let people worship kale, let them put avocados on everything, let them drink beet juice, I say. Me? I will take cabbage. The humble, hearty, and healthy heads are nature’s closest things to magic.
This month while you are soaking up your umpteenth Guinness with braised Irish cabbage, remember, these overgrown brussels sprouts do a lot more than accompany potatoes.
