Irish Cuisine

Ireland is an island in northwestern Europe. Their cuisine is a style of cooking developed by the Irish people. It has evolved from centuries of political and social change. The Irish cuisine takes influence because of its temperate climate and the crops grown and animals farmed.

Then in the 16th century the potato was introduced. With the introduction of the potato it changed the cuisine enormously after that. Unfortunately in 1945, 'The Great Famine' occurred and a terrible disease struck the majority of the potatoes growing in Ireland. The potatoes were rotten and black inside and the leaves withered. At that point there was barely any food in Ireland as potatoes were the staple food of Ireland and the population decreased from eight million to a little over four million. This shows how important food is in the lives of the human being. Luckily enough the potatoes then grew fine a couple of years later.

In most households of the Irish, dinner consists of a meat, potatoes and vegetables. So even today the potato is still a strong food that is eaten a lot in the cuisine of the Irish. Some Irish foods that include potatoes are colcannon, boxty and hash browns.

The beef of the cattle in Ireland is renowned for its great quality and is exported widely throughout the world. Thanks to our healthy, well farmed and looked after cattle!

Some traditional dishes of Irish cuisine are bacon and cabbage, coddle, Irish stew. Soda bread is also eaten, usually with a pint of stout, - Guinness, most likely. Ireland is also famous for the traditional Irish Breakfast. Fish is very popular in Ireland also e.g Dublin Bay Prawns.

Honey was widely eaten and used in cooking. Black pudding, made from the blood of cattle is still a staple breakfast food in Ireland.

Now in the 21st century, the modern western culture has been adapted in the Irish culture. Fast Food has led to increasing health problems in Ireland today.