Although there is a wide choice of foods in modern Ireland, there are distinct and unique Irish foods. Irish food is a direct reflection of the temperate climate of Ireland, it’s known for the quality and freshness of its ingredients. LOU LAPSO showcases the core ingredients of Irish food …
Delicious Irish Food
Bread
Bread is an important part of Irish culture even before potato became staple. Soda bread is a popular yeast-free bread, made from baking soda instead of yeast, whole-wheat flour and buttermilk, its a national dish of Ireland. Barmbrack is a sweet bread, typically made with the yeast skimmed from the top of beer and contain raisins. Blaa are white, doughy rolls, usually best at lunch time. Many other types of bread and cakes can also be found in Irish bakeries.
Potato
Introduced into Ireland in the late 1500s, the potato quickly became one of the main staples of the Irish diet. Today, potatoes continue to play a significant role in Irish cuisine and they are served in different forms. Colcannon is a mixture of mashed potatoes, kale or cabbage, and seasonings. Champ is a mixture of mashed potatoes and scallions. Boxty is a kind of potato pancake. Potato scone is similar to biscuits or muffins.
Cheese
Irish farmhouse cheeses are individual and unique to each producer. Each cheese has its own distinct character. Ireland makes about fifty types of homemade farmhouse cheeses. Today, Irish cheese is renowned throughout the world for the quality, and distinctive flavor of its cheeses.
Vegetable
With a temperate climate, root vegetables that can be planted in mild weather and keep long periods of time, would always be on the top of the list for Irish food. Cabbage, curly kale, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and onions are commonly seen in traditional Irish food.
Fruits
A wide variety of delicious fruits are grown in Ireland ranging from grapes, apples, strawberries and blackberries to gooseberries, loganberries and raspberries, black currant and rhubarb.
Meat
The most common meats frequently eaten at Irish meals are beef, chicken, goose, lamb and pork. Pork tops the list of Irish food, mutton or lamb is also popular. Dublin Coddle is one unique Irish dish made from pork sausage, back bacon, potatoes and onions. Irish reared lamb is used in many recipes from roast leg of lamb to Irish stew. Beef is the traditional Sunday roast.
Fish and Seafood
Since Ireland is surrounded by sea with rivers and lakes, seafood such as salmon, trout, scallops, lobster, mussels, lobster, oysters and cod naturally play an important part in Irish cooking. They are easily caught and prepared locally and enjoyed throughout Ireland.
Soups and stews
Since early times in Ireland, broths, soups and stews have been a mainstay of the Irish diet. Common ingredients in Irish soups are potatoes and other vegetable, seafood and a variety of meats. Irish stew has been recognized as the national dish for at least two centuries and is usually made with lamb or mutton, potatoes and onions.
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