IRELAND
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Food & Drink
The Food delights available in Ireland are as rich and varied as the culture and history of Ireland’s people. However, the local fare that you might enjoy will depend on which region you’re in.
Irish Food
Irish stew: Careful, the traditional Irish stew will be very unlike anything you've had in a restaurant in your own country. Mutton (or lamb) on the bone served in a thin stock with potatoes, onions and a few veggies - often very fatty and not at all to everyone's taste.
Soda bread: Once the standard bread of Ireland, now a traditional accompaniment to many dishes. The bread is heavy and not as yeasty as normal breads & comes in a round loaf.
Boxty: A mashed and grated potato, flour and buttermilk cake, pan fried and served on the side of many dishes.
Brack: This old-fashioned fruit loaf is traditionally served at Halloween, with a lucky charm such as a gold ring baked into some of the loaves.
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Irish Food
The Irish breakfast: Along with your eggs, tuck into black pudding, white pudding, grilled sausages, bacon and soda bread or boxty.
Corned beef with Colcannon: Many of the main meals lean heavily toward big helpings of meat, and this is no exception. The accompaniment, Colcannon, is an Irish mashed spuds and cabbage dish, the more internationally recognised version is "bubble and squeak".
Vegetarian: Vegetarians may find it slightly difficult to get decent meat-free food in the more rural areas of Ireland, even though much of the traditional menu is based on vegetables. Deliciously fresh home or farm produced eggs are often the only meat alternative.
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