The Best Food Pairing With Guinness is..

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The best food to compliment your Guinness
Recipe of the Week – Chris’s Irish Soda Farls
Irish Food World – Full English Vs. Full Irish Breakfast: What’s The Difference?, Christmas Eve: Top 5 Spots for Breakfast, Brunch and Drinks in Dublin Town – Dublin Town, 10 of the best places for coffee in Cork City and more…
From Social Media – A quick Irish Dinner
Irish Breakfast the traditional one

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Best Food Pairing With Guinness

The results are in:

Guinness Beef Stew: A hearty stew that complements the rich flavors of the beer.
Fish and Chips: Classic and crispy, a perfect match for a pint of Guinness.
Shepherd’s Pie: A savory pie filled with minced meat and veggies, a comforting choice.

You can see all the results here:

Perfect for a rainy day, Beef and Guinness Stew with Irish Soda Bread

Beef and Guinness Stew with Irish Soda Bread is a traditional Irish dish that’s perfect for a rainy day.

This hearty stew, made from tender beef chunks, rich and flavorful Guinness beer, aromatic vegetables and herbs, simmers away in your kitchen for hours to create the ultimate comfort food. Served with warm, freshly-baked Irish soda bread, this is the ultimate comfort food meal.

The beef creates a delicious and velvety texture in the stew, while the Guinness adds a deep, malty flavor that pairs nicely with the vegetables.

The result is an incredibly flavorful dish that’s sure to satisfy your hunger and warm your heart.

And it pairs perfectly with your favourite pint!

Recipe of the Week

Chris’s Irish Soda Farls

Soda Farls are a flat soda bread cut into four equal pieces cooked on a griddle or skillet as opposed to soda bread which is baked in the oven. It originates from Northern Ireland.

This is a basic 4 ingredient Farl Recipe. For a brown version replace half of the the flour with whole-wheat flour.

Irish Food World

Samhain Festival Of Food & Culture returns to Meath

The Samhain Festival of Food & Culture will returns to Kells, Co. Meath for its fifth year from November 2nd to 5th for Halloween.

Full English Vs. Full Irish Breakfast: What’s The Difference?

A full English fry-up is a decadent, meat-heavy way to start your day. But have you ever tried a full traditional Irish breakfast? What’s the difference?

Christmas Eve: Top 5 Spots for Breakfast, Brunch and Drinks in Dublin Town – Dublin Town

Breakfast with the in-laws? Brunch with your siblings? The last few pints before Santa visits? Whatever it is, DublinTown is open and has it a

Dinner and a show: Where to eat during the Dublin Theatre Festival

A selection of the finest spots for dining, whether it’s a quick meal before the show or something more leisurely late in the evening.

Dublin vacant church to be turned into indoor food market

St Andrew’s Church, a vacant church in Dublin city centre, is to be turned into indoor food market, according to reports in the Irish Times.

Dublin pub of the week: Kingfisher on Parnell St has the best fish and chips in town

The food there is so good we found the place just by following our noses.

From Social Media

Meet the Willy Wonka of Ireland – The Chocolate Garden

Irish Breakfast the traditional one

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