Irish Bakeries: The Griddle Bread Revival
Have you ever tried griddle bread? Most Irish people’s grandparents or great-grandparents grew up on the stuff. It’s really just a flatter form of everyday Irish soda bread, but it’s cooked in a flat pan...
Jambons: The Not-So-Full Irish Breakfast
Lighter than a breakfast roll but more substantial than a croissant, the cheese and ham-filled hot pastry called a jambon is my recommendation for an Irish fast-food breakfast. by Caitriona Devery Jambon means ‘ham’ in...
West Cork’s Weird and Wonderful Singing Frog Gardens
by Caitriona Devery In spite of detailed directions via WhatsApp, we almost get lost on the way to Singing Frog Gardens in West Cork. Probably because I’m a terrible passenger-navigator. I get distracted looking out...
West Cork Wasabi
by Caitriona Devery You may know wasabi as the bright green nose-burning paste often served in Japanese restaurants alongside soy sauce to accompany sushi. In fact, this substance is usually made from horseradish with green...