Hello, Shane here, you all know what a whiz in the kitchen (and bedroom department) I am. I want to take this opportunity to introduce you to my countries fare. Had a word with me Mam and borrowed the family cookbook. Personally Id rather rustle up a decent steak and chips and I'm renown for it! ( cooking that is ) I was going to have a word with Ma, but after selling up the cafe. I thinks she's sick to the back teeth of cooking and them my folks are surgically attached to dial-a-pizza nowadays!
TRADITIONAL IRISH FAYRE
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There is an old Irish saying which states that, "Food should be as fresh and
freshly cooked as possible, while drink should be well matured". History and mis-information
lead to the belief that the Irish live on potatoes. With fine cattle and sheep,
a variety of fish and shellfish, good dairy produce and home grown grain, the
advice in the saying can be executed.
Traditional Irish cooking has left a legacy of recipes widely used, some with
improvements. Irish soda bread, Barm Brack (yeast fruit bread), porter cake,
Potato cakes and scones are among breads and cakes still enjoyed; fresh salmon
and trout and Dublin Bay prawns, are always popular. The variety of meat dishes
can be served plainly cooked or updated with continental and oriental
influences. As with all countries, immigrants' tastes and eating habits
accompany them. Hence the variety of restaurants, cafes and cook books now
available in Ireland.
