Everything I Ate in Ireland
Fish, chips, and crisps, oh my!
My husband and I travelled to Ireland last week. We spent a few days in Dublin and a few in Galway, and it was such a special trip. There were several pints of Guinness shared as we tried to split the G, eight museums taken in over the course of the week, a nearly perfect day on a tour of the Aran Islands and the Cliffs of Moher, walking and trains, and hundreds of photos. I am so grateful that we prioritize saving money and saying no to some things in our day-to-day so we can do a trip like this, and I highly recommend that everyone take time as they are able to go somewhere new at least once a year.
We just got home and I’m trying to avoid jet lag by staying awake in daylight hours. I’m exhausted but wanted to get this out to you all so this post is short and sweet - a book report style of the food I ate abroad. Enjoy the snappy newsletter this week!
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Dublin
Day 1
Breakfast: almond croissant with an oat milk cappuccino
Lunch: fish and chips (fries) with a Diet Coke
Afternoon: oat milk cappuccino
Dinner: pint of Guinness, bangers and mash with onion gravy and peas, and fried calamari
After dinner: pistachio gelato and Oreo gelato
Day 1 of food in Dublin!
Day 2
Breakfast: coffee, fruit bowl, orange juice with lots of pulp (“bits”), soda bread and cranberry walnut bread with marmalade and jam, salmon benedict (English muffin, smoked salmon, sauteed spinach, poached egg, hollandaise) with broiled tomato
Food tour
Irish coffee made with espresso, whisky, cream, orange zest
Chicken, leek, & bacon pasty
Pork sausage roll
Black pudding and white pudding
Irish cheese with olives and grapes on crackers
Raw oysters with sherry vinaigrette and lemon
Red ale, IPA
Irish beef stew with bread
Caramelized soda bread ice cream and salted vanilla ice cream
Food tour! Dinner: Supermac’s burger and fries. Supermac’s is Ireland’s fast food place!
After dinner: pint of Guinness x2
Food from Day 2 in Dublin
Day 3
Breakfast: coffee, two sausages, black and white pudding, relish, broiled tomato, potato cake, bacon, toast, eggs
Lunch: sandwich with ham, brie, thinly sliced pear, and cranberry spread, and oat milk latte
Afternoon: sparkling apple juice (think Marinelli’s), salt & vinegar crisps (chips)
Last foods in Dublin (Day 3)!
Galway
Day 3, continued
Dinner: fried mackerel and onion rings
After dinner: pint of Guinness, more salt & vinegar crisps (chips)
Day 3 foods in Galway
Day 4
Breakfast: coffee, yogurt with berries and granola, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and toast
Lunch: greens with crispy chickpeas, bacon, bleu cheese, roasted broccoli, thinly sliced serrano peppers, and seeded soda bread
Afternoon: iced pistachio latte, pistachio cannoli, chocolate croissant
Pre-dinner: raw oysters and a pint of Guinness
Dinner: pint of Guinness, seafood pasta (mussels, shrimp, scallops) with garlic bread
After dinner: strawberry gelato and gelato with crunchy chocolate bits
Day 4 food in Galway!
Day 5
Breakfast: coffee, bacon, sausage, hash brown, scrambled eggs, and toast
Mid morning: cappuccino and chocolate cake with cream
Lunch: seafood chowder with soda bread and chips (fries)
Afternoon: vanilla soft serve cone
Dinner: tonic and curry chips (fries)
Day 5 food in Galway
Day 6
Breakfast: coffee, porridge with bananas, walnuts, maple, and a strawberry half
Mid morning: oat milk cortado
Lunch: spicy honey nuts, Haribo peach gummies, salt & vinegar crisps (chips)
Back in Dublin for Dinner: beef kebab on a pita with salad, cabbage slaw, and a pickled pepper, and chips (fries)
After dinner: pint of Guinness
Food from the last day in Ireland!
I’m begging you to travel (even if it’s a couple hours away) and document it heavily. It was so fun to review the photos looking for food pics specifically!
Things I Like
Using a travel agent for international travel! We have loved everything Tim has planned for us (flights, trains, ferries, private car, group tours) both on this year and last year’s trip. Book with him!
Reality TV in another country is top tier. We discovered the show “I Kissed a Girl” from the UK while on the trip and we are thrilled to be able to keep watching it at home on Hulu. It’s like Love Island UK but with all women. Please watch it so I can talk to somebody about it.
Cooking in my kitchen. After a week of not cooking, I am thrilled that I get to cook dinner tonight. Thank goodness.
May your week be gentle and may you eat well. 🌲🥣