Irish cuisine is a fairly simple but unique cuisine that has managed to retain the recipes of ancient Celtic cooking. It is worth noting that today the process of frying meat is carried out by many Irish chefs on an open fire (peat is used instead of firewood).
National cuisine of Ireland
In coastal areas, fish (flounder, trout, salmon, salmon) are held in high esteem, and in the rest - meat dishes. For example, in Ireland they cook smoked salmon with vegetables or Irish stew - a stew of potatoes, lamb, rutabagas, thyme, onions and caraway seeds. Since in Ireland they like to mix everything, and sausages, potatoes, bacon and other ingredients can be cooked in one pan, you should take a closer look at the grill mix of lamb, Irish sausages and pork (they are fried over an open fire).
Popular Irish dishes:
- Dulse champ (mashed potatoes with red algae);
- “Stu” (stewed lamb brisket);
- “Krubins” (a dish representing boiled salted pork legs);
- “Black and white puddings” (black pudding is a seasoned sausage, pork skin, blood fried and cut into round slices, and white pudding is made without adding blood);
- Colcannon (casserole made from mashed potatoes, cabbage, onions and spices);
- "Bram marriage" (fruit bread served with butter for tea).
Where to try Irish cuisine?
Travelers who smoke should be aware that smoking is prohibited in any public place in Ireland, including food outlets, and the ban is backed up by hefty fines. Another important point - in local restaurants, a 10-12% service charge will be added to your bill.
You can have a snack in Dublin at Queen of Tarts (here you can taste national dishes, including homemade cakes, aromatic pies with various fillings, as well as delicious coffee), in Cork - at Amicus (the menu will delight guests with a variety of Irish salads and grilled dishes, as well as Chilean, New Zealand, Spanish, French wines), in Limerick - in “Green Onion” (this restaurant of Irish cuisine is open from Tuesday to Saturday).
Cooking classes in Ireland
Those who wish will be invited to attend classes at the Ballymaloe Cooking School in Shanagarri, County Cork, where they will be taught the secrets of basic Irish recipes and how to cook several dishes to choose from, for example, seafood with mashed potatoes and shallots or fish pie (a cooking course is designed for 5 days).
A visit to Ireland is advisable to coincide with the Oyster Festival (County Galway, September), the Irish Gourmet Festival (County Cork, October), the Taste of Dublin Culinary Festival (Dublin, June), which hosts the Taste of Chocolate fair, as well as tastings of local delicacies, chocolate, wine and beer.
