St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and everyone is excited to wear green that day and immerse themselves in Irish culture. Many places around the world host fun St. Paddy’s Day parades for families, and many more celebrations take place. It doesn’t matter what your culture is, because that’s the day to get into the Irish spirit as you celebrate by eating food that reflects the day.
Let’s take a look at the best St. Paddy’s Day foods from each zodiac sign. This way you know what to eat for dinner or a snack that day.
Ram – Pumpkin Bread Pudding
Aries, you are energetic, always on the go and passionate. Pumpkin bread pudding is the best St. Paddy’s food you can enjoy that day. How can there be pumpkins when spring is just around the corner? However, this is a typical Irish dessert, perfect for Aries, as bread-based desserts are typical in Irish cuisine. It contains spices that Aries will love and a high-calorie dessert that will provide a lot of energy. You can also enjoy the Irish pumpkin bread pudding with vanilla ice cream.
Taurus – Classic Shephard’s Pie
Taurus, you need comfort and stability, which is why the best St.Paddy’s dish for you is the classic shepherd’s pie, because not only is it comforting on a cold March day, but it is also a classic, which you prefer. don’t like to do anything that is outside your comfort zone. This dish consists of mashed potatoes, carrots, peas and minced lamb. The early Irish farmers started this dish, which has been popular ever since. Taurus, you love tradition and that is why this is the best dish for you.
Gemini – Apple Crumble
Gemini, you are versatile and like variety, because you like food with different textures and temperatures. The Irish dessert, apple crumble, is an ideal dessert for you because that dessert is both hot and cold. The apple crumble dessert is warm as you enjoy it after you take it out of the oven. However, you can only complete it by adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream, which makes the dessert both hot and cold. There are also different textures, such as a crispy crust and pecan nuts, soft apple filling and creamy ice cream texture. This dessert is all about variety, which is perfect for Gemini.
Cancer – Hearty Baked Potato Soup
Cancer, you are looking for comfort because you love everything that reminds you of your home. That’s why the ideal St. Paddy’s Day food is the hearty baked potato soup. Many Irish recipes use a lot of potatoes. You can use a creamy soup like clam chowder or broccoli cheddar soup, or you may want to use chicken stock to lighten it up a bit. However, no matter what soup base you use, it is delicious. You add plenty of cheddar cheese, bacon, Tobasco sauce, and a comforting soup that you can enjoy at home on a cold March day.
Leo – Pamper Dublin
Leo, you’re the one who loves to go all out, just as you love anything extravagant, and you’ll love a hearty dish that’s perfect for St. Paddy’s Day. The Dublin Coddle is the ideal dish for you as it is hearty and a one-pot meal consisting of sausage, onions and potatoes slowly cooking in beef stock. You would be the one throwing a St. Paddy’s Day party and cooking it for your guests. This way you show that you only serve the tastiest meals, ideal for this day.
Virgo – Green protein shake
Virgo, you are very health conscious and opt for a healthier version of a St. Paddy’s Day celebration food or drink. In your case, it’s the drink, because you’ll enjoy your green shake to get into the spirit of St. Paddy’s Day. You mix coconut milk with avocado to create a green healthy shake and throw in a few hemp seeds to add healthier fats and proteins. And then you can enjoy the shake together with some blueberries. You can enjoy this healthy drink anytime, be it for breakfast or even as a snack.
Libra – Golden Mango Smoothie Bowl
Libra, you are about balance, relationships and aesthetics. Therefore, choose a St. Paddy’s Day dish that offers you great balance and is aesthetically pleasing. That is why the golden mango smoothie bowl is a perfect choice. It is a nutritious breakfast with many nutrients, so you feel balanced all day long. And you can sprinkle different types of fruit over the mango smoothie in the bowl, such as kiwi slices, pineapple pieces and pomegranate seeds. It’s beautiful and gives you the energy you need for the day to feel good.
Scorpio – Salted salmon
Scorpio, you love everything intense, and you are naturally intense. Therefore, whatever food you prefer has a strong taste, so the perfect dish for Saint Nicholas Day is salted salmon. And in Ireland you will find salted or smoked salmon in breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes. However, you will normally find smoked salmon with bagels in North America. Can you imagine eating salted salmon without a bagel and alone? Does that idea sound intense? Well, it’s because smoked salmon has a strong taste, and therefore this would appeal to Scorpio.
Sagittarius – Full Irish breakfast
Sagittarius, you’re always ready for a new adventure and ready to fuel yourself at breakfast so you can get on with your day. So it’s fitting that your perfect St. Paddy’s dish includes a substantial Irish breakfast consisting of eggs, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, potatoes, baked beans, black and white pudding and bread. Does that sound like eating too much first thing in the morning? It is, and you need those calories to get you through the day, because that’s what Sagittarius looks forward to every morning – even the stressful parts of it.
Capricorn – Boxty
Capricorn, you are ambitious and hardworking, and you need continuous sources of energy to continue achieving your goals. That’s why the best St. Paddy’s Day food for you is boxty, an Irish potato cake consisting of mashed potatoes and raw, grated potatoes. You can think of this food as part potato wedges and part pancakes. Why is this food suitable for Capricorn? Because everyone can eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Since Capricorn is so busy making plans for their work, they would rather focus on that than spend too much time in the kitchen. Moreover, Boxty is easy and quick to prepare.
Aquarius – Drisheen
Aquarius, you love everything that is unusual and out of the norm. Therefore, the St.Paddy’s Day food for you will be something different from a traditional Irish dish. It will be an Irish dish, but only part of that regular dish, so drisheen would be ideal. Drisheen may seem quite tasty, but it is delicious. The dish consists of oatmeal, pig’s blood, herbs and fat; you can use it as part of a breakfast dish that goes very well with potatoes. You can eat it boiled, fried or uncooked.
Pisces – Irish soda bread
Pisces, you are imaginative and mystical, and you are an artsy type. The best St. Paddy’s Day food may surprise you, but Irish soda bread is ideal. This yeast-free bread consists of dried cranberries and raisins. The reason this food suits Pisces well is because of its mystical history. There’s a reason there’s an X on the bread, and that’s because, according to ancient folklore, the soda bread it is. However, the X on the bread causes the bread to rise, because there is no yeast in it.
Now you know what foods you can enjoy on St. Paddy’s Day. And since you have the entire zodiac in your chart, you can enjoy any food that appeals to you. Are you a traditional Taurus who is feeling somewhat adventurous and wants to try something new? Why not choose the ideal food for Aquarius, the drisheen? Are you an adventurous Sagittarius in the mood for something simple and traditional? Then go for what is ideal for Taurus, the classic shepherd’s pie. Whatever you eat that day, enjoy it!