Lonely Planet World Food Ireland

by Hughes, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781864500936
• ISBN10: 186450093X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

All travellers know that experiencing the local cuisine is one of the major highlights of any trip, and everyone brings home with them tales of what they ate and drank, where and with whom. Finally, here is a series to cover the whole cuisine experience.The World Food series is a list of definitive culinary guides to major world destinations. With tantalising photography throughout and written in an entertaining, opinionated and contemporary style, each guide is intended to be the benchmark for a country's cuisine. Illustrated with the work of specialist food & travel photographers, the books have a dynamic design style which contributes to the overall tone of fun and enthusiasm. They are intended to be a bible for travelling and non-travelling food lovers around the world.These pocket-sized guides include everything to do with eating and drinking in each country -- the history and evolution of the cuisine, its staples and specialities, and the kitchen philosophy of the people. We open the doors on home cooking and traditions, showing how food and drink have become integral to personal and national celebrations, and discover the myriad of regional cuisines that exist in even the most familiar countries.The World Food guides also include comprehensive cuisine dictionaries. These two-way guides will be the best available resource for anyone interested in having a key reference to the local food, drink and cooking terms on their shelves, and will prove invaluable to travellers as they try to read menus, buy food, speak the right words and gain an insider's knowledge of where and what to eat and drink.-- glossy specialist photography and full colour throughout-- essentialguide to markets and local produce-- explores variations of regional cuisine-- covers cuisines for all occasions, including festivals and home cooking-- simple and authentic recipes with notes on origin, occasion,

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(1)
The Culture of Irish Cuisine	9	(24)
History	13	(15)
How the Irish Eat	28	(3)
Etiquette	31	(2)
Staples & Specialities	33	(52)
The Potato	34	(7)
Other Vegetables & Fruits	41	(4)
Meat	45	(8)
The Traditional Irish Breakfast	53	(1)
Fish, Shellfish & Seafood	54	(7)
Seaweed	61	(2)
Milk, Cream & Butter	63	(2)
Cheese	65	(4)
Cereals	69	(1)
Breads	70	(4)
Cakes	74	(2)
Soups & Stews	76	(3)
Herbs & (No) Spices	79	(1)
Sauces	80	(1)
Desserts	81	(1)
Sweets & Snacks	82	(3)
Drinks	85	(42)
History of Drinking in Ireland	87	(2)
Whiskey	89	(13)
Poitin	102	(3)
Stout	105	(9)
Other Drinks	114	(6)
Drinks Tour of Ireland	120	(7)
The Traditional Irish Pub	127	(18)
Pub Life	129	(5)
Pub Etiquette	134	(10)
Irish Pubs Abroad	144	(1)
Beverages of Ireland	145	(8)
Tea	146	(4)
Coffee	150	(1)
Milk	151	(1)
Water	151	(1)
Buttermilk	152	(1)
Soft Drinks	152	(1)
Red Lemonade	152	(1)
Juices	152	(1)
Home Cooking & Traditions	153	(12)
Irish Mothers	157	(2)
Utensils	159	(1)
Christmas at Home	160	(5)
Celebrating with Food & Drink	165	(12)
Personal Celebrations	167	(3)
Religious Celebrations	170	(6)
Harvest Celebrations	176	(1)
Regional Variations	177	(20)
Leinster	179	(6)
Munster	185	(6)
Connaught	191	(3)
Ulster	194	(3)
Shopping & Markets	197	(16)
Markets	199	(6)
Specialist Stores	205	(6)
Things to Take Home	211	(2)
Where to Eat	213	(14)
Type of Eateries	215	(12)
A Irish Banquet	227	(6)
Index	233	(5)
Photo Credits	238