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Article #107: Will the Real Irish Food and Recipes Please Stand Up?

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Real Irish Food, both traditional and Irish cuisine influenced their new
modern appeals to all tastes and cooking communities when they spread their wings.
abilities. Traditions evolve, they just do not
You don't have to be a top rated chef to emerge from nowhere.
cook and enjoy Irish food. Yes certainly there are lamb and mutton
If you have yet to try Irish food, you stews, boiled pork, creamy salted butter,
don't know what you're missing. Try it. rich cheeses and the ever-present potato.
You'll be glad you did, you'll also be Simple meat dishes with minimal sauces
surprised. that make use of Ireland's quality
There is a lot more to it than is often beef,lamb and pork produce are still
touted as being Irish recipes. there and rightly so.
It is food to grace any occasion and any However Irish Food is changing somewhat
venue. as Ireland enjoys financial prosperity
The passing of recipes for Irish food is and the influence of new cultures.
a long tradition, as long as our past and Modern Irish cuisine really is an
as long as our future. eclectic mix,as you will discover with
Irish food and its cooking will always be the recipes from modern Irish chefs such
traditional,always modern and always as Darina Allen, Paul and Jeanne Rankin,
evolving. It cannot be any other way, we Rachel Allen, Kevin Dundon, Richard
all add to it in some way. Corrigan,Clodagh McKenna have been
IRISH FOOD,REAL IRISH FOOD is the bounty updating Irish ingredients with a global
of a nation rich in foods finest influence.
ingredients. That is not to say however that they do
Fish, Lamb, Poultry, Beef, Pork, Game, not pay homage to traditional Irish
Seafood,Fresh Vegetables, Bread and even recipes. They certainly do! The
Irish beverages all with a dash of genius difference is they keep it real.
and a large pinch of individuality. Here is an interesting point that shows
Put all that together and what you get is the everchanging face of Irish cuisine.
REAL IRISH FOOD. A cooking programme on Ireland's premier
The perception that Irish Food,whether it t.v. broadcaster recently conducted a
is traditional or modern, consists solely poll to find Ireland's most popular meal.
of bacon and cabbage really is so far off The answer, surprise,surprise,Thai Green
the mark. Curry.
Is Irish Food traditional or modern? Like I said there is a lot more to Irish
To us it is what we grew up with, to our cuisine than those, I've got to say
children it is what they are now growing it,awful corned beef and cabbage recipes
up with. that seem to appear everywhere Irish food
Food, no matter what part of the world it is mentioned.
comes from, is constantly evolving. Nothing wrong with the ingredients
In further generations our food will have themselves but the methods used to cook
absorbed the influences of the very them leave a lot to be desired.
welcome migrants from eastern Europe and If you want to taste Real Irish Food
further afield. Just as the Irish and please keep it real.






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