The Foodie Part of the Trip

The Irish cuisine has become

 much more than just potatoes.

We weren't planning on eating at 

 

5 star restaurants.

We stayed in a castle in Waterford.

We mostly moved from pub to pub

sampling the favorite local pub grub

Beef and Guinness Stew and Traditional Bacon and Cabbage

 and, of course,

washing it down with a few of these.

The Irish shores bring an abundance of

excellent and delicious seafood to the table as well.

 Fish and Chips

Crab cakes, Irish style

 All of our accommodations

included a full breakfast.

At the Pax House in Dingle,

I had to order boiled eggs and soldiers ( skinny toast)

both mornings just to enjoy the presentation.

A full Irish breakfast is

definitely a full meal,

bacon, two eggs, sausages,

fried tomatoes, and sometimes mushrooms,

 and white and black pudding,

toast, scones, and fruit.

I know everyone has heard of the puddings.

It's really pork meat, suet, bread and oatmeal rolled

into the shape of a sausage.

The black pudding is basically the same

except blood is included into the mixture.

Our Irish eyes were smiling when we 

discovered the "Queen of Tarts" in Dublin.

We satisfied our sweet tooth twice

enjoying their pastries and strong Irish tea.

Once we called it "lunch"!

Yes, we did a lot of walking to use up

some of those calories.

Running Man's brother

 summed of the food experience

perfectly!

It's all about being open to 

new taste experiences.

 Until Next Time-