Savor The Flavors of Ireland

Irish Salmon

  There is an old saying “Eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper,” and the traditional Irish breakfast embraces this principle. It is wise to begin the day with a full meal designed to give you enough energy to get through the day. A typical Irish breakfast, or full Irish fry, consists of rashers (Irish bacon), sausages, white and black puddings, roasted vegetables, typically ripe tomatoes and mushrooms, eggs, and potatoes. This fry is cooked in a pan with a knob of Irish butter accompanied by homemade Irish soda bread or brown bread and washed down with a hot cup of tea. Though in different parts of Ireland the contents of the Irish breakfast can vary, the main ingredients remain the same, especially sourcing the ingredients from local farms and producers.

The meals provided at the manor during the retreat will consist of locally grown vegetables, and locally sourced meats and eggs and of course fish. Traditional Irish fare extends beyond the breakfast table as well. Ireland is known for a number of delicious dishes ranging from Irish bacon to Sheppard’s pie to roast lamb. Interestingly many restaurants in Ireland don’t server traditional Irish dishes. This is because when Irish people go out(they cook many of their meals at home) they enjoy trying foods from different places. One place you will always be able to find Traditional Irish food is in the numerous pubs which can be found in every town, village, and city. Not every pub in Ireland serves what has been dubbed “Pub-Grub” but those that do are always busy at lunch time.