On St. Patrick's Day, we remember the world's best chowders, Irish stews, potato soups, pancakes and mashed potatoes. And all this - with a glass of Guinness. And with rhubarb pie for dessert, it’s worth trying at least 3-4 types of irish coffee.

Irish stews

Stewed lamb with vegetables. In the simplest version - carrots, onions, potatoes and/or cabbage. Such stews are simmered over low heat, boiling meat and vegetables in aromatic broth, tomato paste (in season) or a glass of dark beer.

Fish chowders

Modern chowder is a chowder made from clams, fried bacon, vegetables (onion, celery, garlic), potatoes and thickened cream. In a simpler folk version - what kind of fish can be found, boiled in broth with milk, thickened with flour and seasoned with aromatic herbs. Served with traditional gray unleavened soda bread.

Boxty

Potato pancakes, popular in the northern counties. These pancakes are fried from grated raw potatoes or boiled mashed potatoes, baked in the form of pancakes, or served for breakfast as one large thin pancake with fillings, often meat. The easiest option you can try is to cook at home:

Ingredients

2 potatoes
¼ cup milk
1/3 cup flour
2 eggs
2 tablespoons homemade heavy cream or sour cream
salt
freshly ground pepper
green onions
butter for frying

Preparation

Boil or bake potatoes. Mash into a puree, adding a little milk. Cool, pour in the remaining milk, add cream, flour, salt, pepper, chopped green onions and yolks. Mix thoroughly. Beat the whites separately, you can add a few drops of water and salt and/or lemon juice. Gently fold the mixture into the potato dough. Fry over medium heat in butter until golden brown. Serve with sour cream.

Potato soup

This easy homemade potato soup recipe is very Irish. There really are a lot of potatoes in the kitchen. Chop some onion and garlic and fry in butter for 10 minutes until softened. Boil potatoes in salted water or broth until tender. Mix everything with cream and beat with a blender until pureed. Boil. Serve hot.

Champ

The same version of soup or boxty, just prepared a little differently, champ is classic mashed potatoes mixed with green onions, butter and milk. Served with sausages or pork. An equally popular side dish is colcannon, mashed potatoes mixed with cabbage and butter.

Traditional Irish breakfast

Without any special frills, it is large, dense, high in calories and... very tasty. The story recalls times of famine, when oatmeal, eggs and potatoes were not “traditional local products”, but the only food available. Now “English breakfast” or, more correctly, “Irish breakfast” is an established term. Most often it consists of eggs (fried eggs, less often scrambled eggs, restaurant serving may include poached eggs), bacon, sausages (in the traditional version - blood sausage), toasted tomatoes, mushrooms and toast bread. Everything is served with a cup of tea.

Rhubarb Pie

The dough is close to charlotte - eggs, butter, sugar and flour, but instead of the usual European apple filling - rhubarb. Pink, juicy and slightly sour.

Irish coffee

It is believed that the main component in Irish Coffee is whiskey, and only Irish whiskey (it is softer than Scotch scotch). They also say that at the time when Joe Sheridan* was preparing his innovative drink for frozen passengers, he used Jameson whiskey - hence the opinion that this particular whiskey is a classic for Irish coffee.

* Joe is a chef who worked at Foynes Airport in Limerick, Ireland, which has always been a hub for aircraft flying between Europe and America. In 1943, one of these flights to New York was forced to turn back after a 5-hour flight due to bad weather. Chilled passengers rushed to the restaurant for hot coffee. And then the savvy chef had a brilliant idea. To “warm up”, he decided to add his native Irish whiskey to the coffee, thereby creating a doubly warming drink (hot coffee + strong whiskey). To the question of one American: “Is this Brazilian coffee?” Joe Sheridan proudly replied: “This is IRISH Coffee!” Thus began the era of “Irish coffee,” which turned into an era of widespread combination of coffee with strong alcoholic drinks.

Stouts

Beer with a sweetish creamy chocolate flavor. There are six varieties in this category: dry, sweet, oatmeal, foreign extra, American and Russian imperial stouts. Or a little simpler - on such a day you can and should drink a glass of Guinness. We choose steaks for black beer, meat pies and oysters go with dry stouts, for sweet and oatmeal, choose spicy food like barbecue veal with smoked sauces, fatty cream cheeses. To go with a glass of imperial stout, choose the heartiest snacks and dishes - foie gras, duck or goose meat. For desserts, aged sweet cheeses such as Parmesan and Gouda, and chocolate truffles are good options.

I never thought that I was capable of such a “feat”: cooking meat in beer! My husband goes to the Irish Pub with his friends once a month (he tries to run away from his family!). His friends are a match for him: two of them he went to school with before the army, two of them he works with, and one of them stayed from the army; he, you see, “rode” in the same tank with him, a tanker...! And they go to this pub to gossip (they wash their other halves’ bones!), shout about football, and hang out with bikers! And when they drink beer, they start dancing - that’s where the horror is! I can’t translate what their dances are called, but for dancing there are special shoes with such heels that if you hit them in the forehead, you’ll kill them! Our daddy comes from his “sessions” on staggering legs, but on his own; he smells like beer, not someone else's perfume, well, thanks for that! And it was he, my husband, who encouraged me to cook meat in beer; he, you see, wanted a holiday and the next morning... I cooked with beer for the first time, and I know for sure, it won’t be the last! It turned out delicious! Therefore, do not be strict with me!...

Irish cuisine not distinguished by sophistication and intricacy. She offers simple and understandable recipes for every dish. Traditionally they are based on meat, dairy products and barley. A little later, potatoes became the main ingredient in most dishes, and they still retain their primacy. It is the basis of many hot and cold first courses, appetizers, baked goods, side dishes and even desserts. Among the most famous are such national dishes as boxti (very similar to potato pancakes), colcannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage), champ (potato dish). But, in addition to potatoes, Irish cuisine is rich in other ingredients, namely eel, red fish, lobsters, lobsters, corragen (Irish moss) and other seafood.

Worth knowing! National Irish cuisine is notable for its reverence for natural products. The Irish treat them very carefully, preferring them to any semi-finished products.

Interestingly, the Irish value yeast-free bread. Yeast is used only when baking white bread or rolls, but most often it is replaced with soda. There are special types of bread, including potato, fruit, and soda. Buttermilk is often used in the baking process, and wheat is mixed with barley or oat flour and even mashed potatoes.

Of course, one cannot imagine Ireland without alcoholic drinks. What locals love most is beer (especially Guinness and porter), fruit cider and whiskey. Whiskey is often added to traditional Irish coffee, which is very popular. We can safely say that Irish alcohol is unique, since the inhabitants of this country have managed to achieve success in this field. The national recipe is kept in the strictest confidence and is passed down exclusively by inheritance. By the way, “black pudding” (as the Irish call blood sausage) is often served with alcoholic drinks.

But enough facts, let's start practicing. We offer many simple step-by-step recipes with photos and detailed descriptions of food features, which will make it easy to prepare delicious and satisfying national dishes. We invite you to plunge into the world of traditional Irish cuisine!

Cooking recipe with step-by-step photos

Peculiarities and secrets of the national cuisine of Ireland

The peculiarities and secrets of the national cuisine of Ireland are passed down from generation to generation. But some, such as making buttermilk soda with a sour taste, light fruit and potato breads, creating strong Irish coffee with whiskey, and preparing rich meat dishes, did become famous. But many recipes are still kept secret. For example, no one except the inhabitants of Ireland themselves will be able to brew porter beer (dark, viscous beer), which is loved by the inhabitants of Europe. The recipe for Irish whiskey, which is made from 17 varieties of apples, is also kept secret.

This is interesting! Irish breakfast is a traditional set of foods that are quite high in calories. It includes scrambled eggs (or scrambled eggs), bacon, sausage, black pudding, beans (or other legumes), vegetables and potato bread. This is how the Irish have breakfast every day and are not going to change traditions.

Ireland (often called the Emerald Isle) is famous for its excellent ecology, proximity to the sea, good climate for living and well-developed agriculture. That is why natural products are especially revered here. Due to the fact that it often rains well in Ireland, the local pastures are always rich in lush grass. This is a good basis for keeping livestock, which produces milk, and the latter is necessary for processing into butter, cream and cheese. The meat is always appetizing, juicy and of high quality, including lamb, which is used to prepare the Irish stew, beloved by many.

The climate and good soil make it possible to grow potatoes, which today are the main ingredient in a significant number of dishes. Irish waters contain significant quantities of fish, namely trout, perch, pike and salmon. At sea they fish for stingrays, herring, mackerel, cod, lobsters and seafood. Seaweed is also an integral ingredient in the cuisine of this country; it is added to mashed potatoes in fresh or dried form. Pearl (also called Irish) moss is especially held in high esteem.

The national pastry consists of many varieties of bread, including soda, potato and fruit bread, which are served cold or fried in pork fat. These are all kinds of buns with fillings or sprinkles on top, as well as meat and potato pies.

There are no countries that, like Ireland, can boast of producing an alcoholic drink that is one of the most consumed and recognizable in the world. This is not only beer, but also whiskey. It is worth knowing that it is aged in barrels for at least four years. It is believed that the drink is given strength and a balanced taste largely due to the humid air that is typical for this area. By the way, there is a legend in the country: the art of whiskey brewing was passed on to local residents by St. Patrick, who is considered the patron saint of the country.

Ireland is famous far beyond its borders for such whiskeys as:

1. Bushmills. It is a combination of two types of whiskey: malt and grain, which has a clean and softened taste. The drink is quite light compared to other types of strong alcohol.
2. Jameson. It is distinguished by its special strength, but at the same time a delicate and very deep bouquet.
3. Black Bush. The variety has a very mild taste compared to others and a bouquet that appears immediately.

Worth knowing! Irish whiskey is consumed exclusively in its pure form. It is not mixed with other alcohol or added to cocktails. The only drink that contains whiskey is Irish coffee. By the way, the latter was invented by a man who emigrated from Ireland to the United States, who added whiskey to strongly brewed Italian coffee, carefully placing whipped cream on top.

Among other Irish alcoholic drinks, Bailey's Irish Cream is distinguished. This is an incredibly delicious creamy liqueur, which is prepared on the basis of whiskey with the addition of chocolate, honey and cream. By the way, it is considered the most popular in terms of the number of liquor purchases in the world. Cream liqueurs are no less tasty, namely O`Gradey`s Country Cream and Carolans Irish Cream.

Irish beer can hardly be compared to drinks produced outside of Ireland. It has amazing notes. You should definitely try the drink in Ireland by visiting one of the local pubs, where there is a friendly atmosphere. The most common drinks, in addition to porter and Guinness, include Murphy's, Guinness, Beamish stouts, Caffreys. The style of Irish cuisine involves the consumption of almost all foods with alcohol. The latter can be included in the composition or served separately. All this, however, is typical for both English and Scottish cuisine, but with some variations.

Salads and snacks of Ireland

Salads and snacks are not very common in Ireland. But still, there are several traditional recipes that the locals love. Usually they prefer light salads, for example, from Chinese cabbage, grated hard cheese, croutons (they can be with spices or in their pure form), and the food is seasoned with vegetable oil.

Irish apple and potato salad is very tasty. It is prepared from potatoes, apples, green onions, eggs, celery, and canned capers. The dish is dressed with olive oil and seasoned with pepper and salt. Irish cooking is not complete without potato salad, which is made from boiled potatoes, chopped, seasoned with sour cream and herbs. Many will enjoy the Irish Breakfast salad, which is made from beets, potatoes and eggs. The result is a very satisfying dish, which often replaces side dishes.

All Irish snacks are designed to be enjoyed with beer or whiskey. In the Middle Ages, the rulers of Ireland had a tradition. They devoted Sundays to relaxing in the circle of their yard and drinking beer. And that king, from whom guests left without the smell of beer fumes, had a bad reputation. Main snacks include aged cheeses, smoked meats, onion rings, fish and chips, fish dishes and seafood.

First and second courses of Irish cuisine

The first and second courses of Irish cuisine are presented in a wide variety: colcannon, spicy goulash with dumplings, oatmeal soup, Irish eggs, champ, Irish stew and much more. It is noteworthy that all the dishes are prepared very simply, but they turn out incredibly satisfying.

Among the first courses there is soup with rolled oats and leeks. It is prepared from clear broth, leeks, small rolled oats and cream. The result is a tender and pleasant-tasting dish. Fish soups are also common, for example, from mackerel with the addition of rhubarb.

Second courses are more varied. The Irish are very fond of beef and lamb, baking steaks in Guinness beer with onions and spices, frying pork in cider, making pork steaks with potatoes and apples, stewing goulash with vegetables and dumplings. Meat dishes are often served with crusty bread and spinach salad. Second courses also include Irish stew, which is made from lamb, butter, Savoy cabbage, carrots, potatoes, onions, celery and spices. By the way, meat for this dish is often taken of several types, for example, lamb and beef. There are two types of Irish stew: the first is prepared without alcohol, and the second is prepared with light beer.

Colcannon is a traditional side dish. This is mashed potato, which is prepared from potatoes, cabbage, milk, onions, butter and spices. The dish is always prepared for Halloween, and at other times of the year it is used as a side dish. The second traditional side dish is champ. This is also mashed potatoes, to which chopped onions, milk, butter and ground pepper are added.

Separately, it is worth mentioning such a dish as Irish eggs, which is prepared from potatoes cut into slices, fried and filled with eggs. By the way, this dish is served every Sunday for breakfast, supplemented with bacon, ham and sausages.

Cheeses of the Emerald Isle

The cheeses of the Emerald Isle amaze with their combination of taste qualities. The country is famous for its high quality dairy products. Nowadays cheese making is becoming more popular. In Ireland, many different types of cheese are created, but a significant part can be found exclusively in markets within the country. The following varieties are offered for export:

1. Lock Blarney. It is made from pasteurized milk. The product has a semi-soft consistency and delicate taste. The cheese is known in more than 80 countries.
2. Ardrahan. It is a product of County Cork, located in the southern part of the country. The main raw material is pasteurized milk. The product has a semi-soft consistency and a mild nutty aroma. This cheese tastes very similar to the popular Swiss AppenZeller.
3. Boll. It is created from a combination of goat and cow milk. In Ireland it is sold packaged in glass jars along with herbs, sunflower oil and garlic. The Irish love the product as a picnic cheese and it is also traditionally used to prepare snacks.
4. Dublin. The product tastes like mature cheddar with a slightly sweet aftertaste reminiscent of Pormigiano-Reggiano. The cheese got its name in honor of the Irish capital.
5. Cheddars. His homeland is County Limerick. Base: pasteurized cow's milk, flavorings. The main difference is that the cross-section of the product is similar to marble.
6. Durrus. Cheese is made from raw milk (cow's milk). It is recommended to supplement the product with fruit.
7. Carrigaline. The dish is prepared from pasteurized cow's milk. It may contain additives (seasonings, garlic), or the cheese may be sold in its pure form.
8. Cashel Blue. This is the most famous cheese that comes from County Tipperary. It is classified as rennet cheese. The product was first prepared in 1984. Until now, it is created manually from whole milk, aged for three months, and then it can be consumed. A distinctive feature is blue veins, which add a spectacular appearance to the product.

It is worth knowing that most cheeses are made from cow's milk. It, in turn, is obtained from Holstein cows, which were specially bred in the Netherlands, Holland and Friesland, and then became popular throughout the world. The fat content of the dairy product is 3%-4%.

Secrets of traditional bread and sauce recipes

The secrets of the recipes for traditional bread and sauces, which are the pride of Ireland, are given in this article. National Irish cuisine is famous for many dishes, but bread occupies a special place in it. It is almost always prepared without yeast. They are replaced by soda. In accordance with this, dishes are prepared according to a unique recipe. Below we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the main features:

1. Traditional soda bread. It is made from flour, soda, salt and cream (sometimes replaced with natural yogurt). If necessary, add milk to make a soft dough. Sometimes raisins, currants, and ginger are added to it to obtain interesting flavor combinations.
2. Wheat, also called "Farls". It is prepared from wheat flour and rolled oats, eggs, salt and spices. Traditionally, bread is baked in the form of quartered circles.
3. Oatmeal bread. It differs in that it is prepared from oat flour, which is soaked in kefir, then combined with wheat flour and salted to taste. The dough is kneaded with milk and baked.
4. Potato. As the name suggests, it is prepared by boiling potatoes by adding butter, salt and flour until a soft mixture is formed. And then they make flatbreads from it and bake it on the grill (nowadays they often bake it in the oven and even in a frying pan).
5. On molasses. For cooking you will need molasses, milk, flour, sugar, salt, ginger powder and cream of tartar. The dough is kneaded until soft, and then cakes are baked from it, making them no more than one centimeter thick.
6. Ginger. It is made from rice and wheat flour, eggs, ground ginger, candied fruits, raisins, sour cream and butter. A required ingredient is apple cider vinegar, which is made at home from apples, sugar, water and cinnamon.
7. Yeast-free. Made from strong black tea, brown sugar, raisins, candied fruits, flour and eggs. All ingredients are mixed and poured into a baking tray. Traditionally, readiness is checked with a wooden stick.
8. Yeast, but better known as fruity (“Brak brak”). It is prepared very rarely from chicken eggs, flour, milk, butter, yeast, herbs, spices, raisins, nuts, candied fruits.
9. Spicy. To prepare it you will need flour, baking powder, spices, soda, candied citrus fruits, egg, raisins, molasses, butter, ground ginger and a little milk.

This is interesting! Most Irish breads are baked without yeast, so they cook very quickly.

Sauces are a must in Irish cuisine. At the same time, there are not so many traditional ones. For example, you can distinguish apple (from apples, garlic, onions, white wine, broth, cream and thyme), from whiskey (with sugar and yolk), “bernet” (from vinegar, onions, white wine, yolk, black pepper, butter and spices), crackers (made from milk, cloves, butter, stale bread, onions, nutmeg, salt and pepper). The Irish are also very fond of other sauces that are now known in other countries, for example, white (from cream, flour and spices), caper (from butter, capers and flour), mustard (from mustard, butter, flour and broth), wine (made from butter, wine, mustard and flour).

Names of common Irish dishes

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the names and descriptions of common Irish dishes in the table.

Name of food	Description
Meat variations
Black pudding	Blood sausage with pork skin and spices, which is fried and cut into slices before serving.
Irish stew	The dish is prepared from potatoes, onions, herbs and finely chopped lamb.
	This is the name for meat products fried together with other ingredients, for example, mushrooms, carrots, onions, and chicken eggs.
	It is a Dublin-style dish, which, in addition to potatoes, contains chopped sausages, slices of bacon, diced potatoes and fried onions.
Irish lamb	It is stewed in alcohol.
White pudding	Sausage made from pig skin, onions, spices and seasonings.
	This is a dish made from pork feet, first boiled and then salted.
Cabbage with bacon	This is boiled ham, supplemented with potatoes and cabbage.
Gaelic (or Celtic) steak	This is a whiskey-roasted fillet of beef, traditionally served with Irish vegetable stew.
	It can be prepared in many ways, making sausages, fried bacon, bratwurst, baked ribs or drumsticks.
Mashed potatoes
	Traditional shredded potatoes, supplemented with butter, milk, chopped green onions.
Colcannon	Mashed potatoes mixed with onions, chopped cabbage and spices. Externally, the dish resembles a casserole in appearance.
Dulce champ	This is the name for mashed potatoes, supplemented with seaweed.
	This is wheat bread with rolled oats. Make a flatbread from the dough, cut it into four parts and bake each one separately.
Brahm marriage	This is a fruit bread that is traditionally served with tea along with butter.
Brad soda	Soda bread is considered a national treasure, and it is made with buttermilk, which gives the food a sour taste.
Shepherd's Pie	This is a beef and cabbage dish baked in yeast-free dough.
	This is what bread is called: very fluffy and soft. It has a round shape.
Guinness Pie	This is a pie with fruit fillings, the recipe includes a variety of dark Guinness beer.
Raisin cupcakes	The food has a sweet taste and is eaten with tea.
Irish pancakes	The difference between them is that mashed potatoes are added to the dough.
	Scones made in County Waterford.
Alcoholic drinks
Guinness, stout, Caffrey`s, porter	Various beers produced only in Ireland.
	Red ale with a hint of sweetness.
	They are prepared according to a unique recipe, which is known only in Ireland (Bushmills, Tullamore Dew, Jameson and Locke’s).
	This is an alcoholic drink that is considered the strongest in the world. Its strength reaches 65%-95%.
	There are many varieties that can be spicy, sweet, neutral or nutty in taste. It is worth highlighting “Kahil Cheddar”. This is a cheese that is created specifically as a snack for beer and whiskey, created in the Limerick region.
Seafood	Oysters, lobsters, mussels, and salmon carpaccio are especially popular. The Irish sometimes eat them on their own, but most often as a sandwich with butter and unleavened bread.
Irish moss (usually red)	It is boiled in sweet syrup along with milk and suitable spices (such as nutmeg and cinnamon). The result is a dessert that tastes close to panna cotta.
Sour apples	They are usually salted for the winter. Sometimes with rhubarb.
Raisin buns	They are distinguished by a large amount of butter in the composition. They are usually decorated with butter creams.
	It is prepared from any berries and fruits at the hostess’s discretion, which are mixed with jam (in Ireland this is jam) and favorite nuts, and the dish is sprinkled with oatmeal infused with milk on top. The dish has many variations, and every Irish housewife has her own recipe for this dessert.
Porter cupcake	This is a truly Irish dessert that many people associate with dark beer. It is prepared with alcohol, which gives it softness, tenderness and a rich brown tint. It is noteworthy that before serving, the dish must be kept for two to three days in a cold place.
Rhubarb pie	Rhubarb is a vegetable, but Irish cooks use it as a fruit. In this case, only the stems are used, since the leaves and roots are poisonous. The taste of the pie is reminiscent of baking with sour apples due to the increased acidity of rhubarb.

Of course, this is not a complete list of Irish dishes. There are many more of them. We invite you to start getting acquainted with Irish cooking with the simple step-by-step recipes with photos that we have prepared for you in this section. Enjoy simple and delicious Irish cuisine that is accessible to everyone.

The national cuisine of Ireland is hearty and somewhat rough. The range of dishes in Ireland is quite simple, consisting mainly of meat, cheese, seafood and potatoes. But it’s still worth paying tribute to the traditional cuisine of Ireland - even simple dishes are prepared in a special way.

National dishes of Irish cuisine

Gaelic (Celtic) steak. It is a whiskey-fried beef fillet. Irish Stew, an Irish vegetable stew, is traditionally served with steak.

Pork. It is consumed in all forms in Ireland. Fried bacon, sausages, homemade sausages, baked pork ribs.

Black and white sausage puddings. White pudding looks and tastes like liverwurst. Black is made from sheep's blood.

Shepherd's Pie and Corned Beef and Cabbage Boil. The most delicious beef dishes in Ireland.

Potato. In Ireland it is a real staple of the cuisine. It is used to make pancakes (boxty), fluffy puree champ - with green onions and colcannon - with cabbage, bread and fish&chips - fish fried in oil with potatoes.

• hard cheese "coolea" with nutty and fruity flavor
• spicy "ardrahan"
• blue with mold "cashel blue"
• "Milleen"
• "Doolin"
• "Blarney Castle"
• goes well with beer and Kahill Cheddar whiskey from County Limerick

Seafood. On the West Coast you'll find oysters, lobsters, mussels and pink salmon in abundance. The Irish eat it all simply - with bread and butter.

The undisputed drink of Ireland is dark beer. The most popular variety is Guinness. And Irish whiskey is in no way inferior to the world famous Scotch.

The basis of Irish cooking is ordinary peasant food. Unlike, for example, French cuisine, there are no special delights in Ireland. In coastal areas, the menu is dominated by fish dishes, in the rest - meat dishes (mainly lamb and pork). But potatoes are widespread everywhere. It is used a lot and in a very varied way, including pancakes.

Often dishes are prepared based on a mixture of a large number of vegetables, meat and potatoes with a variety of herbs and spices. Irish restaurants surprise their guests with a special method of cooking, which is cooked only over an open fire.

The most famous dish is perhaps Irish stew. There are countless recipes for it, and it is difficult to establish what was originally included in it. Most likely, everything that the housewife could find in the kitchen was used. The main requirement is that the dish be thick, fatty and nutritious.

The classic stew is made from lamb neck, potatoes, onions, rutabaga or carrots with the addition of thyme, cumin, salt and pepper. And if you pour a little dark Guinness beer into an almost finished dish, the taste of the stew will be simply unique.

In general, the Irish love to mix things up. For example, bacon, sausages, potatoes and other ingredients are cooked in one saucepan. The grill mix is ​​very popular: pork, lamb and Irish sausages fried over an open fire. Many dishes are prepared from different types of meat, which are stewed, fried, and baked into pies, which are also one of the most revered dishes in Ireland.

Among fish dishes, preference is given to salmon and cod dishes. Smoked salmon with vegetables, for example, is very tasty, and connoisseurs of gourmet cuisine will love oysters served with seaweed. In addition to seafood, the Irish eat red seaweed (dulse), which is often mixed with mashed potatoes. In the spring, Irish or pearl moss (edible seaweed) is collected, which is eaten both fresh and dried.

Even pancakes are made from potatoes in Ireland. Colcannon is considered a traditional dish of Irish cuisine. It is prepared from potatoes, or rather, from mashed potatoes, cabbage, onions and all kinds of seasonings. A similar dish is “champ”, only it is prepared from potatoes, chopped a little less, then green onions, milk, butter, pepper and salt are added. Just from these recipes of Irish cuisine, we can conclude that all the dishes here are as simple as possible, but at the same time surprisingly tasty.

Ireland is also famous for beer - black, viscous beer that smells like licorice and is called porter. Only whiskey can, perhaps, equal this national drink in popularity.

As it turns out, English cuisine is not boring at all, although traditional English fish and chips it turned out, in my opinion, to be a completely tasteless mass of breaded fish fillet with French fries and sauces that tasted completely identical and were distinguishable, perhaps, only by color.

This is where the boredom ends.

English afternoon tea(English)

"afternoon tea") is served from 12:00 to 17:00, and tea is so popular among tourists that you can often be late for it. As soon as they run out scones(English) "scone"- a tall bun with cream and jam), they stop serving tea. The most famous English afternoon tea can be enjoyed at Buckingham Palace. When the Queen moves to her summer residence at Windsor, where she remains until the end of September, tea is served to palace visitors in front of the lawn for royal picnics and other entertainment. However, you will be slightly disappointed, as tea is served in paper cups, cakes are served on paper plates on plastic trays and with plastic cutlery.

For a truly English afternoon tea, you'll need a quality tea set. It is a myth that in England they will certainly pour you tea with milk if you do not tell us in advance that you prefer black. You will always find milk jugs on the table with cutlery, sugar and napkins. And when when ordering you ask “tea with milk, please”, they silently point to the milkmen with a nod and a condescending smile.

Perhaps, except for tea, any other food in Great Britain goes well with another traditional drink - beer. Where do the British go straight after work? That's right - to the pub. If you find yourself in London, you might even think that there is some kind of national holiday in the country, since every pub has a party from Monday to Sunday. True, as it turned out, this is only in London. Perhaps Londoners have a love of partying in their blood.

Early in the morning you can see a Londoner walking down the street to work with a small canister of milk and a banana in his hands. During the day, office workers pour out into the street and line up in small shops for the so-called "meal deal", which optionally includes a sandwich, a bag of chips and juice or a bottle of water.

During lunch breaks, you can see clerks chewing everywhere - on the steps of St. Paul, on the lawn, even on the trash can.

The most delicious national dishes, in my opinion, can be tasted in Northern Ireland.

Irish Breakfast or Ulster Fry(English) "Ulster fries"), named after one of the provinces of Northern Ireland, consists of unleavened bread (eng. "soda bread"), fried eggs, sausage, bacon and beans.

Sausages in the UK are all right - chopped and grilled.

Irish stew(English) "Irish stew") is a real gas station for tourists. Previously, the stew was prepared from all the products that the housewife had left over during the week, and she threw them into the broth, and at the end of the week she prepared this very stew. Today is a very tasty lamb dish with potatoes and vegetables.

The Irish generally love meat. It's no wonder there are so many butcher shops on the streets of Belfast.

What to eat in Wales? - For example, Welsh biscuits(English) "welsh pie") is a rich round cookie sprinkled with sugar.

A simple but satisfying Welsh snack deserves more attention - welsh rarebit(in Russian- croutons with cheese).

A piece of white bread has a hole made in it, which is filled with scrambled eggs, bacon and cheese. The whole thing is baked with leeks, the national plant, and potatoes. The appetizer is served with barbecue sauce.

A must try in Scotland smoked salmon(English) "smoked salmon").

And early in the morning in Edinburgh, along the Royal Mile, the spicy smell of malt spreads from breweries replenishing their stocks after the weekend.

As you can see, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is distinguished by its culinary diversity. And if you have worked up an appetite, you can cook something yourself, since all the recipes are easy to find on the Internet, and they are very simple.

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Irish cuisine

Irish cuisine is notable primarily for the fact that they treat their own products (potatoes, cabbage, onions, etc.) with great care and tenderness, as well as meat and fish. Of course, now many people value natural products, but the Irish have this love in their blood.

The Irish are typical “bulbash” (like Belarusians and many other peoples), who add potatoes to dozens of dishes. Pies, dumplings, soups, breads, buns, pies, pancakes - all this is often prepared in Ireland either with the addition of potatoes, or even replaced with potatoes for dough. In addition to well-known dishes from this tuber, the Irish also prepare their own national dishes from potatoes - boxty (almost potato pancakes), champ (based on potatoes), colcannon (potatoes with cabbage) and others.

All kinds of seafood are also actively used in recipes for Irish cuisine, including red fish, eel, pike, shrimp, mussels, lobsters and red algae (dulse), carrageenan (Irish moss).

Bread in Ireland is predominantly unleavened. Instead of yeast, soda is used here. There are also special types of bread in Irish cuisine - fruit bread, potato bread, soda bread. Buttermilk is often used in the production of bread, and for wheat the Irish often use flour from oats, barley and potatoes (mashed potatoes). Yeast is added mainly to white bread and rolls.

The Irish also use animal products. For example, they are very tolerant of animal blood and products made from it - local villagers regularly prepare black pudding (blood sausage).

And, of course, the Irish are very fond of alcohol - whiskey, Porter beer, Guinness, fruit cider. Even traditional Irish coffee is topped with whiskey. They are proud of their success in producing unique alcohol, which is not prepared anywhere in the world (because the recipes are secret and passed down from generation to generation). And, accordingly, they regularly drink quite a lot of alcohol.

But enough facts about Ireland, it’s time to move on to practice - to recipes for dishes of national Irish cuisine, which our chefs have prepared for you. Welcome to the world of traditional Irish cuisine!

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