"Darkginger" > wrote in

> 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.

It occurs to me that I don't know of any Irish-American seafood recipes.

As for the rest: Chances are that whatever they've encountered as Irish
food in the US would be noticeably different from genuine Irish food.

Digression: Much of what I know about genuine Irish food comes from
reading about a 1930s
anthropological study in a rural area. In that time and place, most
members of farm families got one egg for breakfast; the head of the
household got two.

> Also, how prevalent are (East) Indian restaurants in the US?

That probably depends on where in the US. In my part of Minneapolis,
there are several within longish walking distance.

Have most
> USians experienced them?

I wouldn't say most. But I suspect that

>What about fish 'n chip eateries?

There are several US chains devoted to fish and chips; people who haven't
encountered them near home are likely to have run across them in
airports. However, it's quite likely that what they serve isn't like
what's service in Ireland.

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