Anyone know of any traditional irish dishes?

heather38

all this talk of food is making me hungry, my granny also boils 'purdies' with the skins on and you peel them after, however don't know what it is but english spuds don't boil the same, also soda bread yum yum but is again not the same as the buttermilk in england is runnier than that i buy in ireland and i can't find soda flour in england either or tayto crisps.
i feel a trip home coming on!!!:T :j

tawnyowls

JillD wrote:

Also we call it champ, not colcannon.

They'e two different things - champ is spuds with melted butter & scallions, whereas colcannon is spuds with cabbage & onions (sort of like non-fried bubble & squeak).

heather38 wrote:

r tayto crisps.

Find your nearest Irish pub! If they ave them, they'll probably sell you a box.

Sian100

Soda Bread means two different things in Northern Ireland and the south of Ireland, as far as my experience tells me anyway. In NI, it is thick white square pieces of bread (I'm not good at descriptions :rolleyes:). In the south, I found soda bread meant what I used to call wheaten bread when I lived in the North.

Whatever they're called, I love both types of bread anyway.

Anyway, I grew up in Belfast, and I would just recommend that you make him some stew. I use lamb, carrots, onions, potatoes, and parsley to make my stew, but really, most variations are just as nice tasting. The best thing of course is that it's really easy to make- no faffing around.

I miss Tayto crisps.


ETA: Here, I've just found a Wikipedia page on Northern Irish Cuisine. The entries are a bit limited, but better than nothing!

It's reminded me that I miss Veda too!

tawnyowls

Sian100 wrote:

Soda Bread means two different things in Northern Ireland and the south of Ireland, as far as my experience tells me anyway. In NI, it is thick white square pieces of bread (I'm not good at descriptions :rolleyes:). In the south, I found soda bread meant what I used to call wheaten bread when I lived in the North.

They're both - one is soda farls or white soda bread and the other is brown. The second is usually made by forming a circle of dough and marking a cross on the top, but not right through, whereas the farls are made by cutting the cross right through to cut it into four pieces.

Sian100

Thanks Tawnyowls- now I know what the difference is (and you're better at descriptions than me!)

I've made the brown bread before, but not the white sodas. Incidently, since we're on the topic anyway, the brown bread is actually dead easy to make (obviously, if I could manage it!), as you don't use yeast so you don't have to wait for it to rise or anything. I just sort of patted the mixture into a round ball shape, put a cross on the top as tawnyowls said, and stuck it in the oven. The only problem I had with it was it used to dry out quicker than other bread IMO. Still, it tastes nice anyway.