All About Food

All About Food

Farm-fresh spring lamb flavoured with rosemary, smoked Irish salmon served with a Bushmills 21-Year-Old Malt whiskey, and rich award-winning black pudding… if you really want to get up close and personal with the island of Ireland, just savour the food. The culinary scene in Ireland right now is electric – exceptional produce, a profound respect for the finest local ingredients and world-class restaurants, cookery schools and highly respected artisan producers have fuelled a real boom in creativity throughout the island. You can linger over a farmhouse cheese stall amid the hustle and bustle at one of the many farmers’ markets; seek out a gastro hotspot on a fabulously remote, windswept island; enjoy hearty traditional baking at a super-pretty tearoom; or soak up cutting-edge modern Irish cooking within the sophisticated surrounds of a fine dining city restaurant. Whatever you want to do on your food adventure in Ireland, we’ve got it covered.

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Taste the land

Ireland reveals its soul through its produce. You haven’t really experienced the island’s unique charms until you’ve enjoyed an aromatic bowl of seafood chowder in a harbourside town with a heartstopping view of the Atlantic stretching out before you. Or how about a rich juicy hunk of Irish dry-aged beef surrounded by the lush green fields that have given the meat its uniquely sweet taste? Food in Ireland is simple. It doesn’t need to be dressed up – the quality of the flavour and the purity of its provenance speaks volumes.

What’s out there

This is one of those ‘taste the difference’ situations where a nibble on produce like this reminds you just how food is supposed to taste. Chefs, bakers, artisan producers, farmers and cheesemakers – what these people have in common is their passion for exceptionally high quality ingredients and great tasting natural food with no compromises. You don’t even have to look very far to find exceptional high-quality food in Ireland: from the traditional B&B fried breakfast, to little street food gems in bustling city centres, to fabulous delis selling the very best of local Irish produce – it’s all there waiting for you.

Official links

- Bord Bia
The Irish Food Board.

- Good Food Ireland
For local and artisan food produce, plus fabulous accommodation options.

- Best Chefs in Ireland

What else to explore

- Bushmills Distillery
The home of great quality Bushmills Whiskey

- Irish Food Markets
The official website for the Irish food market traders' association

- Guinness Storehouse
The home of Guinness in Dublin

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