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Dublin’s restaurants are very diverse, and the overall restaurant scene has become much more upscale and sophisticated in the last decade or so. Traditional Irish restaurants are becoming more and more scarce in Dublin, as most of the residents seem to favour more exotic food than what they grew up with. There are now many international and ethnic restaurants in the city, and several featuring “contemporary” or fusion cuisine, combining Irish and foreign elements. If you’re looking for the classic Irish fare, you are most likely to find it at pubs that serve food. There is also an increasing number of haute cuisine restaurants doing their own interpretation of Irish food. The restaurants in Ireland are known for being laid back, friendly, and comfortable, and this is true of many of Dublin’s eating establishments. The bad news about Dublin’s restaurants becoming more sophisticated is that the prices have gone up considerably, even for the simple and basic food. However, there are some cafés and tearooms that serve sandwiches, pastries and snacks at quite reasonable prices.
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| The Irish Cuisine
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The Irish cuisine features hearty, simple-yet-tasty dishes, and is based around staples such as potatoes, seafood, red meat, dairy products and oats. The traditional dishes are all nourishing, but often have the reputation of being too bland. This does not have to be the case, however, and over the course of the 20th century, the food in Ireland improved a lot. Chefs have become more creative with the traditional recipes, and improved both the preparation and presentation of the dishes.
Today, Irish cuisine features fresh local seafood, particularly salmon, trout and shellfish, as well as an excellent variety of local produce and meats. Perhaps the meal the Irish are best known for is their breakfast, which is very hearty and tasty. It usually includes eggs, rashers of bacon, sausage, baked tomatoes, mushrooms, white pudding, black pudding, bread and a bit of fruit. It is common to eat a small amount of all of these dishes in one breakfast, accompanied with a pot of tea or coffee. The lunchtime meal in Ireland often features soups and sandwiches, a classic example being a bowl of thick chowder and some slices of soda bread. Soda bread is a specifically Irish invention, made with whole wheat flour and baking soda instead of yeast, and has a really delicious and distinctive flavour. For both lunch and dinner, you will find a wide selection of seafood and meat dishes, some common examples being mussles (usually served with french fries or potatoes), smoked salmon, roast chicken, and roast leg of lamb. Potatoes are still very much a staple of the Irish diet, and find their way into most dishes in one way or another, or are often served as a side dish.
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