Many of Ireland's traditional dishes are known and loved the world over. If you're visiting Belfast, you really shouldn't leave without trying some of the best known. And many of the dishes have interesting origins.
Everything Northern Irish is encapsulated in the good ole Ulster Fry.
Once a customary cooked breakfast it has grown with distinction over the decades and become a steadfast addition to many of our cities and towns menus - hence the term ‘the all day breakfast’. It is arguably the single one dish that is easily associated withNorthern Ireland. It is a hearty fare consisting of traditional Irish soda & potato breads, sausage, bacon, tomatoes, mushroomsand black pudding.
The Ulster Fry is most definitely not for thr nimble minded and any attempt to render its calorific characteristic is destined to failure. The self indulgent side of Ulster.
It is though that the origins of this famous dish date back to before the great potato famine of 1845.
Stew would have formed the stable of the peasants of Ireland because of the abundance of the potato crop and a healthy livestock.
It is substantial flavoursome dish consisting of potato, lamb, onions and fresh herbs.
Legend has it that this dish originated 100 years ago during celebrations of the St Patricks day festival.
Whilst the men were out drowning their shamrock down at the local pub the women would be preparing the supper.
Many women felt obliged to marinate the beef with lashings of the black stuff, so as their men came home for supper they most defitely did not leave again.
This is a beautiful wholesome dish of tender beef and onion perfectly marinated and served under a puff crust. It is accompanied with a creamy parsley champ.
The finest cuts of Gammon served up on a bed of buttery
spring onion mash and accompanied with aromatic cider
and parsley sauce.
This wholesome dish is sure to see you through a busy day.
Pan fried Irish lambs liver served with a carmelised red
onion jus served up with creamy hand whipped bacon
mash.
A popular dish created using only the finest local
produce and cooked to an exceptionally high standard..
Best end of Irish lamb chops marinated in rosemary and red
wine, char grilled and served with hand whipped spring
onion mash.
A truly delightful taste of simple Irish cuisine.
