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What food/drinks are amazing but few people in Ireland consume?

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  • #92
    dark crystal
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    dubscottie wrote: »
    Bacon flavour Wheat Crunchies, Kraft Cheesy Pasta, Vimto (fizzy) and Limeade..

    Some shops sell Barrs drinks in cans but only do the pineapplade or cream soda.. Where is the limeade?? Its amazing! (better when mixed with plain ice-cream in a blender in summer)

    Iceland (the supermarket, not the country) sell limeade and cherryade. Pretty cheap, too.


  • #93
    Tarzana2
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    Only problem is you'd need teeth like this to eat them

    No, Riesen are soft toffee. :confused:


  • #94
    Links234
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    You know, for all the folks saying green tea, you should try some genmai-cha. It's green tea with roasted wholemeal rice, and it's absolutely ****ing gorgeous ;)
    mikemac1 wrote: »
    Wasabi

    Ugh, legit can't stand wasabi :eek: actually one of the flavours I hate the most


  • #95
    Tarzana2
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    Electric Sheep wrote: »
    Chop, don't blend. Should be somewhat chunky.

    I prefer blended myself, having had both. Mightn't be traditional, but the flavours are the same either way and I prefer the blended texture. It would be rough blending, not blended to a puree. I've seen recipes which advise chopping, and others that advise blending.


  • #96
    e_e
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    Pho is lovely but anyone I tell about it just look at me with a blank expression.

    Also if a ramen restaurant opened in Dublin I'd be first in line. I guess noodles + broth = a winning combo for me. :)


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  • #97
    Tarzana2
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    paulosam wrote: »
    Sweet potatoes! So much nicer (and healthier) than stodgy auld spuds.

    Sweet potatoes are very popular in Ireland, I find. My parents, who won't eat pasta or rice, love them!

    Honestly, I prefer regular spuds. Sweet potato are too, well, sweet! And the texture is quite mushy, akin to overcooked carrot. And this is any way I've had them cooked and making sure they aren't cooked for too long. I like a little bit of sweet tatties mashed with other root veg, but on their own, they're far too sweet.

    They're also more calorie dense than regular spuds.


  • #98
    pl4ichjgy17zwd
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    dark crystal wrote: »
    Iceland (the supermarket, not the country) sell limeade and cherryade. Pretty cheap, too.

    I've seen limeade in Tesco too.


  • #99
    strobe
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    Cienciano wrote: »
    It's similar to sherry. Which is popular with grannys across the country

    They're both technically fortified wines, but there the similarity ends. Port is a life affirming orgasmaramma of rich deep coffee, caramel, chocolate, and all the other nice things in the world flavours brought together in the nectre of the gods and handed out amongst the mortals of the world via crazy nymphomaniac Portuguese sex kittens and their bat **** insane drunken grandfathers, all over seen by a council of sea faring wizards descended from colonial English megalomaniacs.

    Sherry is rat piss that tastes vaguely of damp soil and cheap vodka.


  • #100
    Willfarman
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    Not many irish people like or eat eat lamb.
    Irish lamb from mid October on is beautiful. Slow grown with a unique texture, tender succulent and full of flavour from the herbage it has been consuming all summer.

    Some American visiters recently were telling me they thought it was the best tasting meat they ever tasted.


  • #101
    madmaggie
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    Willfarman wrote: »
    Not many irish people like or eat eat lamb.
    Irish lamb from mid October on is beautiful. Slow grown with a unique texture, tender succulent and full of flavour from the herbage it has been consuming all summer.

    Some American visiters recently were telling me they thought it was the best tasting meat they ever tasted.

    Absolutely, braised lamb, nothing like it on these cold winter days. :)


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  • #102
    the evasion_kid
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    Tarzana2 wrote: »
    No, Riesen are soft toffee. :confused:

    Back in my day they would nearly dislocate your jaw,I think they made a softer version afterwards


  • #103
    e_e
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    Root beer is delicious too, I've only ever seen it in those olde style sweet shops in town.


  • #104
    mylittlepony
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    Hank's Root Beer - can only get these in eddie rocket.

    Vanilla Coke - euros shop

    Burdock and dandelion - was in Dunnes seem to be discontinued :(
    similar one in M&S. haven't seen it in a while but the dunnes was nicer.

    Australian ginger beer - Tesco as seen in Home & away :)


  • #105
    Links234
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    e_e wrote: »
    Pho is lovely but anyone I tell about it just look at me with a blank expression.

    Also if a ramen restaurant opened in Dublin I'd be first in line. I guess noodles + broth = a winning combo for me. :)

    Yamamori do some good ramen, though their prices can be a bit extortionate in the evenings, go in during the lunch hours and all their ramen is a tenner I think. It's not the same as you get in Japan, a bit westernized, but it is good... Still, I'd love to get real authentic ramen again, some that has naruto maki in it or something like that. Mmmm :o


  • #106
    Tail Docker
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    e_e wrote: »
    Pho is lovely but anyone I tell about it just look at me with a blank expression.

    Also if a ramen restaurant opened in Dublin I'd be first in line. I guess noodles + broth = a winning combo for me. :)

    Urm..Yamamori...they do good ramen...oops, Links beat me to it. I love yamamori...my every sunday destination.


  • #107
    Gyalist
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    Pwindedd wrote: »

    And pork scratchings. We import them (fill a rucksack full when visiting mum) from the UK. Horrendously bad for you but totally delicious.

    A mate of mine started this company in Cork last year.


  • #108
    Herb Powell
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    Whilst living in Germany I developed something of an addiction to Club Mate - a really unique tasting kind of carbonated ice tea drink. Recently found a spot selling it, but it should be huge! Way fecking better than any of the syrupy nauseating energy drinks that seem to be popular here.

    Also have a soft spot for some of the kebab places there - wouldn't go near any here tbh.


  • #109
    braddun
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    alcohol free beeer

    straight miwadi no water added


    raw potatoes


    turtles


  • #110
    chupacabra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭chupacabra


    pigs ears. common enough here in Estonia and one of the tastiest parts of the pig.


  • #111
    rubin_spitfire
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    Venison.

    I struggle to find good venison in Dublin also.


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  • #112
    Links234
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    chupacabra wrote: »
    pigs ears. common enough here in Estonia and one of the tastiest parts of the pig.
    They're very common in Ireland too, my dog absolutely loves them, you can get them in most pet shops I think


  • #113
    pug_in_tophat
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    Reeses Peanut Butter Spread (like Nutella except with Reese's peanut butter cups)
    It just came out here in America.


  • #114
    suicide_circus
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    Herb Powell wrote: »
    Whilst living in Germany I developed something of an addiction to Club Mate - a really unique tasting kind of carbonated ice tea drink. Recently found a spot selling it, but it should be huge! Way fecking better than any of the syrupy nauseating energy drinks that seem to be popular here.

    Also have a soft spot for some of the kebab places there - wouldn't go near any here tbh.
    Kebabs in Germany are second to none! Where have you seen Club Mate in ireland?


  • #115
    Smidge
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    Patww79 wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    I buy Miso in Tesco!
    Make my own Miso noodle soups with it (I have seen tofu on sale in a lot of places as well) :)


  • #116
    Smidge
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    John_Rambo wrote: »
    I know you're trying to be funny and getting a poke at the "well traveled brigade", but you're right (and funny!:D). Ireland's bacon should be the equivalent of Spain's chorizo. Irish baked/boiled ham with English mustard (or Irish... but you know the type of mustard I'm on about) is stunning.

    But, as TheTorment amongst others mentioned, the true winner is;

    Irish Fish.

    Without a doubt, the best in the West. I've been milling Irish seafood for years, I live coastal and I'm involved in a project that's got a smattering or young and old from all over the world and the Mediterraneans, Japanese, Philippians, central Europeans are jealous of the stuff that we'd throw away!

    If you know any Japanese that can make proper sushi, bring them to a good Irish fish monger and you'll get the goods.

    Our shellfish is the best in the world, Dublin bay prawns, scallops, razors, mussels, cockles, the list goes on.

    Alive Alive oh!

    I love fish but the cost of it here is fupping crazy.
    Makes me sad as an island nation tbh that fish is out of the price range of most people.
    Personally, if it wasn't as expensive, I would have it everyday.


  • #117
    suicide_circus
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    e_e wrote: »
    Pho is lovely but anyone I tell about it just look at me with a blank expression.

    Also if a ramen restaurant opened in Dublin I'd be first in line. I guess noodles + broth = a winning combo for me. :)
    One or two places doing Pho in dublin and loads of places doing ramen, not hard to find.


  • #118
    Jimoslimos
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    cloud493 wrote: »
    J20 juice in a bottle. Usually only see it for sale in the euro shops and up the north, its delish.
    Flown Ryanair recently? Bad enough the security, queueing, bag checks, etc before taking your seat then having to listen to that f**king awful "Chillax with a refreshing J2O" ad.

    "Chillax" :mad:


  • #119
    jacksie66
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  • #120
    Markcheese
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    fussyonion wrote: »
    Tesco Potato Sticks-exactly like KP Mini Chips but Ready Salted flavour. Tons in the bag and only €1.19.

    Applewood Smoked Cheddar-nobody I've mentioned it to seems to eat it.

    Applewood smoked cheddar - it's not cheddar and it's not smoked -

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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  • #121
    John_Rambo
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    Smidge wrote: »
    I love fish but the cost of it here is fupping crazy.
    Makes me sad as an island nation tbh that fish is out of the price range of most people.
    Personally, if it wasn't as expensive, I would have it everyday.

    I'm lucky. I live near Howth. Fish is cheap here. I sometimes buy full, large sides of salmon for €5. There's also dirt cheap options like gunard.


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