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.

Sounds great to me! Play them some Sally Oldfield tunes

> Also, how prevalent are (East) Indian restaurants in the US? Have most
> USians experienced them?

Yes.

What about fish 'n chip eateries?

Not common at all. Perhaps up by the Canadian border; I recall having fish
& chips on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls as a kid, with malt vinegar.
Hard to find good beer battered fish & chips.

Jill