Famous for its “own” Guinness and its many beers, known for the Irish Coffee and its whiskeys, appreciated for the delicious scones and traditional brown bread, Ireland is revealing a genuine vocation for the table and, for some years now, it has been increasingly appreciated as a “gourmet” destination.
Cornerstones of Irish cuisine have always been the exquisite beef and lamb bred on very green pastures; delicious shellfish and seafood, which the coasts abundantly offer; freshwater fish swimming in crystal-clear streams; genuine vegetables and fruit and much more.
10 typical Irish dishes: cuisine and products
1 Mussel Soup
In Ireland, must-try dishes are, for example, mussel soup, mussel soup with a creamy fish broth, flavored with herbs and vegetables and served with slices of brown bread.
2 Smoked Salmon
The fragrant smoked salmon is served with some fresh vegetables, precisely to allow appreciation of its delicacy.
3 Fresh Oysters
Fresh oysters served on a bed of seaweed and crushed ice.
4 Irish Stew
Irish Stew is a lamb or mutton stew topped with potatoes.
5 Dublin Coddle
Dublin Coddle is a typical Irish dish made with chopped sausage and ham (or bacon) stewed with potatoes and onions.
6 Ulster Fry
The Ulster fry includes grilled bacon, sausage, black pudding, and tomato, a fried egg, potato bread, and soda bread rolls (farls).
7 Porter Cake
Porter Cake is a dried fruit cake kneaded with dark beer, usually Guinness.
8 Irish Cheeses
Irish cheeses are excellent, produced for centuries in farms and monasteries across the island, now supporting a flourishing cheese industry: ranging from semi-soft Cashel Blue and Mc. Killian to Carrigaline (which resembles Gouda) to the smoked Durrus.
9 Irish Sweets
One cannot overlook the small selection of donuts, plumcake, white, dark, plain and fruit scones, and raisin breads, which usually accompany a steaming cup of tea.
10 Irish Whiskey, Guinness, and Irish Coffee
The Irish whiskey and the dark beer Guinness are the two national beverages, inseparable companions for an evening at the pub, while the ideal finish to a meal is Irish Coffee: coffee, cream, and whiskey.
Typical Irish Breakfast
Breakfast is a true ritual in Ireland. You can tell when soft brown bread is laid out on the table of a cozy B&B to accompany the traditional “irish breakfast“. During the day, to whet the appetite, just enter the local Pub for a taste of simple dishes such as steaming soups, platters of smoked salmon or seafood accompanied by the indispensable potatoes!
Irish Dinner
Wherever you are in Ireland for dinner, blend tradition and innovation by choosing among numerous restaurants for all tastes and budgets where the quality of local products merges with the creativity of chefs. Many recipes to enjoy on-site and to recreate once at home, after taking part in a cooking class held in various schools led by chefs or true connoisseurs of good dining.
Culinary discussions in small restaurants and country cottages are commonplace: many opportunities to make new acquaintances and feel, at least for a day, like a real chef. Try it to believe it!
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