The Most Popular St. Patrick's Day Recipes in Every State

Use these findings to help plan your holiday menu.

Published on March 15, 2023

St. Patrick's Day is just three days away and if you're like many people across the country, you're already planning your menu. But if you're not sure what you want to serve during your holiday feast, new data revealing what Irish dishes people are most excited to eat this year might help inspire you.

The study, which was conducted by food sensitivity specialist YorkTest, utilized Google search data in each state to find out which St. Patrick's Day recipes have seen the biggest rise in popularity over the last year.

Researchers found that across the board, there appears to be a decreased interest in hearty meat and potato-based dishes and a higher interest in home-baked items, like Irish soda bread, Barmbrack, and Irish pasties (which involves putting beef and potatoes inside a pastry). In fact, the recipe with the biggest rise in searches across the country—increasing by 2,813 percent—is baked soda bread.

Breakfast has also appeared to peak in overall interest, with a 1,823 percent rise in searches for a full Irish breakfast and a 1,062 percent rise in searches for Irish coffee. A full Irish breakfast typically consists of bacon, sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans, eggs, boxty, Irish soda or brown bread, and black or white pudding. According to the survey, black and white pudding saw a 1,369 percent increase in Google searches.