This is the traditional Irish breakfast. Warmed tomatoes are served with eggs, potatoes, toast or biscuit, baked beans - yes, baked beans, breakfast sausages, rashers (Irish bacon, but what we would call ham) and the two small round "puddings" - I'll elaborate on those later. The sausage had a strange texture that I didn't care for, but otherwise the breakfast was very good. My fears went unrealized as the food was overall very good ( I do miss the coffee!) - or I was very good at avoiding the questionable, unidentifiable eats! I would classify the food as hearty - stews, shepherd's pie, a lot of vegetables like potatoes, leeks, carrots, turnips and cabbage. An FYI for everyone - the Irish do not eat corned beef and cabbage and they pointed out that they eat ham and cabbage!
My worst fears:
Black pudding or blood pudding is made
with blood, barley and seasonings.
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White pudding does not include blood, but contains
pork, pork fat, suet, oatmeal and bread. In the past
it would also include sheep's brain as a binder.
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Crubeens, also known as pig trotters, are still eaten today.
They are traditionally boiled and can be greasy and
gelatinous. They are rumored to be a good hangover cure
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and this takes the cake - haggis. Traditionally a Scottish
dish, but I can't get it out my mind! Another "pudding"
made with sheep's liver, heart and lungs along with onion
and spices and it is placed in the sheep's stomach and boiled.
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Ok, so you probably figured out that I have some issues with certain types of food. I make no apologies for passing on all organ meat, pate, lamb, veal and anything I cannot identify. As long as I am not in a position where I will insult the person offering such food I will pass, thank you.
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