Three ways to give your potatoes a glow up this National Potato Day

Published 15:34 29 Sept 2025 BST

Brought to you by Bord Bia

Embrace world cuisine, master mash and get dippy with potatoes this National Potato Day.

Sound the alarm, grab your trusty peeler and get ready to start mashing, roasting, baking and air frying because National Potato Day is just around the corner.

Of course, we honour and cherish the potato all year round, but we'll take every extra opportunity to celebrate Ireland's favourite vegetable on October 3rd - National Potato Day!

This National Potato Day, Bord Bia are calling on the people of Ireland to glow up their potatoes - but what does that mean exactly? Well, it's about going the extra mile by choosing special add-ons for your potatoes during prep or cooking to make them the standout ingredient in your meal. And if you're looking for some glow up tips, you have come to the right place.

To honour it properly, we've put together three things you can do to elevate your potatoes and give them the glow up they deserve. You can find 365 delicious potato-inspired recipes on potato.ie, one for every day of the year! And remember, always buy fresh, local and in season potatoes to ensure top taste and quality.

Get dippy with it

When it comes to selecting a flavour magnet for sauce, there's no beating the potato. Their satisfying texture and naturally tasty flavour makes them the perfect match for a range of dips. This National Potato Day, make Roasted Potato Wedges with a Spicy Garlic Sauce, cook up American-Style Tater Tots with Sweet Chilli Sauce or make a Potato Dip Board.

Master mash

Name a more comforting dish than a bowl of mash potato. Go on. You can't. Creamy, buttery mash transports us back to our childhood in seconds, and today we're on a mission to master the mash. This National Potato Day, give your mash a cheeky glow up with three new recipes - Miso Butter Mashed Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes with Meatballs in Tomato Sauce and Mashed Potatoes with Orange Zest and Sea Bass Parmentier

Be inspired by world cuisine

Of course, we have a lot of grá for the potato here in Ireland, but we're not the only ones. From Greece to Spain to Thailand to India, pretty much every world cuisine features the potato, so why not expand your horizons? This National Potato Day, why not try out a Thai-Style Potato and Vegetable Wok, Moroccan-Style Potato Wedges and Vegetables with Lamb Cutlets or a Greek-Style Potato Bake with Vegetables, Lamb and Feta.

Hungry for more? Head to potato.ie to discover over 365 different ways you can give your potatoes a glow up this National Potato Day and beyond.