Speaking for myself, as an American...


On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:36:21 -0000, "Darkginger"
> wrote:

>I'm expecting a bundle of Americans to come visiting (Ireland) in
>September - from all over the country, Alaska to New York, California to
>Connecticut. Does anyone have any idea what Irish food would seem 'ethnic'
>to them? I'm thinking of breakfasts that include black and white puddings,
>bacon rashers which are more like Canadian bacon than the stuff you get in
>the US, lunches like Irish Stew, freshly picked mussels grilled (broiled)
>with garlic & breadcrumbs, seafood platters with local ingredients - I
>dunno, I just want to give them a taste of Irish food which is *different*
>from what they can get at home - lamb, maybe, grass fed beef, bacon &
>cabbage, that sort of thing.

Mmmmmm...that all sounds like what I'd like to eat while in Ireland.


>Also, how prevalent are (East) Indian restaurants in the US? Have most
>USians experienced them? What about fish 'n chip eateries? I'd like my
>guests (which I think of them as, although they won't all (16) be staying
>with me, I don't have a mansion!) to have fun exploring food that they're
>not used to.

Indian, Thai, sushi, and other Asian cuisine is easy to find where I
live in the U.S. Ditto for Italian, Latin American, and Middle
Eastern. What I'd like to sample while across the pond are foods
commonly eaten in Ireland and the UK. Fish and chips, Irish stew, etc.
can be found in many Irish pubs in the U.S., but I would think that
the food in Ireland is much better.

Mary in Houston