"Darkginger" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> 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. Any ideas from people who have experience of both countries
> (Charlie?) would be appreciated.
>

Got room for one more? The things you mention in the first para sound great
to me! Good fish and chip places are very rare in the US. Be prepared for
people putting ketchup on their chips. Indian -as in the country of India -
restaurants are fairly common but East Indian -the islands - are not.


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