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A GUIDE TO
FOOD & DRINK
A VISIT TO IRELAND OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SAMPLE A WIDE RANGE OF TRADITIONS AND TASTES, FROM
A CREAMY PINT IN A DUSTY OLD PUB TO FINE WINES IN A TRENDY BISTRO. GONE ARE THE DAYS OF IRELAND KNOWN
SIMPLY AS THE HOME OF THE POTATO AND PINT – WELCOME TO A COSMOPOLITAN ISLAND THAT HOLDS ITS TRADITIONS
WHILE EMBRACING MODERN HAUTE CUISINE. BORD BIA HAS DUBBED IRELAND THE ‘FOOD ISLAND’ AND, IF SOME ARE
TO BE BELIEVED, THERE IS A CULINARY RENAISSANCE GOING ON. EVERY PURSE, POCKET AND TASTE BUD IS CATERED
FOR – SO SAMPLE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN!
Black pudding, cabbage, bacon, soda bread, smoked For those who enjoy traditional, home-grown food, you
salmon, Irish lamb, colcannon – these are the staple will have no trouble finding what you are looking for.
recipes of traditional Irish cuisine while fresh salmon, One you journey you will find many warm hotels or
farm eggs, creamery butter, potatoes, tender beef and traditional pubs welcoming you to stop and recharge
succulent lamb are the ingredients that make up these your batteries. ‘Pub grub’ offers passers-by a wholesome
culinary traditions. With Irish cuisine you should almost treat from a satisfying sandwich to a hearty carvery.
be able to track the food to the plate with your eyes.
Your mornings, whether they be sunny or grey, will greet
In recent years, small artisan food producers have you to an energising hot breakfast. Although most serve
sprung up around the country. The farmers’ market a perfect traditional Irish breakfast, some bed and
movement has also been undoing the damage done by breakfasts offer other options, such as smoked salmon
bigger mass market farming and supermarket culture by and eggs, fresh fruit or scones. An Ulster fry – potato
bringing high quality produce direct to the consumer. farls, soda bread, fried eggs and bacon – is served in
Keep an eye out on your travels for these local the north and is well worth the calories.
markets – ideal for a delicious lunch en route
or just for some tasty snacks to take with Irish cuisine is more and more praised for its fresh
you. ingredients and gourmet flair. In recent years it has
reached international standard, with award-winning
So much of Ireland’s social life revolves around restaurants and celebrity chefs to prove it. Seaside
‘the local’ – that place where neighbours meet village offer succulent seafood straight from the waters,
and old friends gather to exchange hot news while a wealth of local farmlands fill your plate with
and old views. A pub is a place for chat, for crisp, crunchy vegetables and the finest cheeses. Be
conviviality, where strangers are always sure to treat yourself to local delicacies like Wicklow
welcome and quickly become the lamb, Galway oysters or prime Tipperary beef. Local
centre of attention. And remember, good food circles, festivals and culinary getaways also
Guinness is pulled ever so slowly offer a sample of the finest gourmet dishes.
– time for you to sit back, relax
and take in the character… And if you really want to be in the know whenever you
not to mention the raise your glass in Ireland, the word isn’t ‘Cheers!’
characters! – it’s ‘Slainte’!
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