Hello fellow bloggers! The topic of my blog will be the food
from the great nation of Ireland. I first became interested in this country
from my heritage on my father’s side. My great-grandparents came over on a boat
from Ireland, and as they helped to raise my father, they cooked marvelous,
traditional Irish meals. Before researching my topic I only knew of two common
dishes served as tradition: Irish soda bread and corn beef with cabbage. I hope
to greatly expand my knowledge not only of the types of food they create, but
also how they create them. I want to know why they decided to cook the type of
food they did instead of other types. Following my research, I found that corn beef
with cabbage and “Irish stew” are the two most common Irish foods found within
America, but they are hardly ever seen on restaurant menus in Ireland. Instead
of being a dish served in restaurants, it is served at home to feed large
amounts of people at feasts and family gatherings. Also though many American’s
believe adding whiskey or Guinness to a dish automatically makes it Irish, the
people of Ireland scarcely use these ingredients in their cooking. Finally, I
found that in designing the recipes and cooking the different foods the Irish
often used simple and inexpensive ingredients due to the poverty surrounding
the nation when the recipes were created. This poverty is in large part due to
their geography. Ireland is a very small country with only about 25,600 square
miles, and if this didn’t make the country tiny enough, it is also covered with
many low-rising mountains. With this type of terrain, it was very difficult to
expand and progress with economics. Though they are called an “economic
powerhouse” by many today, they weren’t always that way, so they had to work
with simple and cheap ingredients to make the now world renowned food we so
love.
Works Cited
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Nolan, Katherine. "Traditional Foods of Ireland." DoChara.
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Apr. 2015.
I really liked reading your article. It was interesting to learn of how the Irish food in America actually compares to Irish food served in Ireland. I liked how you incorporated what Americans think Irish food is like. I always like learning what actual authentic food is like for others, and not what others believe it's like.
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ReplyDeleteI found it quite interesting that the food eaten at home is much different than what is sold in restaurants. I was not aware that terrain could play such a big role in economics. I never would have thought that was possible with this world of growing technology. I liked the comparison of Irish food vs. the Americanized version of Irish Food as well.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very long and thought out blog post that I thought described Irish food very well. I found I interesting that the geography and economy effect the food so much. Also the difference between the real and fake Irish food.
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