Ireland Food

Ireland food and cuisine can be broadly described into two chief categories. One, comprising of traditional food and the second consists of modern cuisines. Colcannon is among the yummiest Irish foods that are made of potato, wild garlic, cabbage or curly kale. Champ consists of mashed potato into which finely chopped onions are mixed. Boxty, a kind of potato pancake, is another famous traditional dish. A dish that is most typical to Dublin is coddle, which is made of boiled pork sausages. Ireland is well-known for the Irish breakfast, a fried (or grilled) meal normally comprising bacon, sausage, egg, black and white pudding, fried tomato and which may also include fried potato furls or fried potato slices. Traditional Irish breads include wheaten bread, soda bread, soda furls, and blaa, a doughy white bread roll common in Waterford.

Seafood is yet another specialty of food in Ireland. Absolutely delectable, these embraces prawns, Oysters (many oyster festivals are held yearly around the coast where oysters are habitually served with Guinness, the most noteworthy being the one held in Galway every September) as well as other crustaceans. Over the years, shellfish delicacies have increased in popularity, especially due to the superior quality of shellfish available from Ireland's coastline. One such coastline includes Dublin Bay. Salmon and cod are the two most common types of fishes consumed.

In Ireland most small cities will have a supermarket and many hold a weekly farmers' market. The most affordable option for eating out is either visiting a fast food restaurant or pubs. Many pubs provide a carvery lunch consisting of roasted meat, vegetables and the ubiquitous potatoes, which really is worth the money you spend on it. Modern Irish cuisine is prepared of fresh local ingredients, simply cooked and presented in Mediterranean-style. Meat, especially lamb’s, seafood and dairy produce are available of a very high quality. The town of Kinsale near Cork has become internationally renowned for its many admirable restaurants, especially those purveying fish dishes.