Cuisine of Ireland
The cuisine of Ireland is divided into two categories: the traditional and the modern dishes. The Irish traditional cuisine includes very simple dishes like boiled potatoes, carrots, turnips. One the most famous dish of Ireland is shredded boiled cabbage served with bacon, boiled in cabbage water with boiled potatoes. Potatoes forms one of the basic for most of the traditional Irish dishes. It is cultivated by most of the populace of Ireland.
Ireland is also well known for its tradition of seafood particularly in the coastal cities and towns.
Oysters and Guinness is a traditional meal of Ireland.
Modern Irish cuisine emphasizes fresh local ingredients, simply prepared and presented. Meat, seafood and dairy produce are of a very high quality.