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Porter Beer! Explaining the Stout Irish

Porter beer has long ago taken over your nearby pub. Ever wondered why? Read about the dark obsession consuming Irish hearts ever further. Because whilst Guinness remains the quintessential image of stout, it is only one producer of an Irish dark beer that looms large on the global spectrum.

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Irish Apple Cake

This traditional recipe is a true classic, yet so easy to make! Cinnamon and Lemon Zest combine to bring a harmonious, yet distinctly dual, soft sweetness and citrus zing.

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Potato Farm: Before the Great Irish Famine

The potato farm is at the core of the Irish people. Oppressed and poor, growing Irish potatoes was not a matter of choice but one of survival. This fourth part in the Irish Potatoes series depicts conditions on the typical potato farm in the lead-up to the Great Irish Famine.

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Liver and Onions

Liver and onions is as old-fashioned as it gets, and in truth is simply straight-up farmer firepower. Fried up for your pleasure and propulsion. This liver recipe is even these days a common main on fair Erin’s Isle. And with good reason.

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Original Irish Coffee

There are plenty of pretenders to the throne, but this is the true, legit recipe for the original Irish coffee. It has to be one of the most renowned Irish drinks, and several people claim to have invented the recipe. Find out who actually did.

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Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

Isn't it time you chomped on some simply scrumptious whole wheat Irish soda bread?! Taste the truest classic, brought to you by Jelena from Apple-Green.com. Foodies of the world unite!

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Irish Potato Soup

Simple recipe for traditional Irish soup. What a belly warmer! This has to be the perfect comfort food. Because isn't life harder when it's cold outside? And so easy! Leeks, onions, some herbs..

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Irish Tea Cake

Baking a Halloween Cake with character is just so enriching! Get all you need to know about the iconic Irish tea cake – the ANCIENT Halloween rituals, history and, of course, the original recipe... And if you'd care to have your fortune told, just consult The Cake!

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Traditional Halloween Food

Traditional Halloween food has officially been resurrected! Fancy uncovering these Celtic recipes & rituals from the distant past? Don't just do Halloween food, make the ANCIENT versions!

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An Gorta Mór / The Great Irish Famine

An Gorta Mór was a KEY turning point in modern Irish history. But did the dependence on Irish Potatoes really cause the tragedy? Understand THE FACTS of the Irish Famine.

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Irish Sausage & Irish Potato Bread – A Canadian Finds His Irish Food Roots

TV cooking host and blogger David “Old Fat Guy” Farrell shares his experience of Irish cuisine. And brings you two recipes – Make Irish Sausage or Bake some Potato Bread.

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Beef Stew on the Stove

Engage the timeless nature of a hearty stove top beef stew. This recipe may be cooked a little differently from how the Irish of old would have done it, but it certainly is still as deliciously rustic. Because a true classic never fades. Nor fails to deliver.