Treats from Ireland
Here are parts of our treats from Ireland. J's cheese selection was great. Galway Sinan (milk: cow, region: Dunmore, Co. Galway) was buttery, perhaps my favorite out of three. Mount Leinster (mik: raw cow, region: Tullow, Co. Carlow), classic Irish cheddar in pale yellow had a pleasant cheddar tang. Cáis Na Tíre (milk: ewe, region: Clooninihy, Co. Tipperary) was granular and tasted almost like aged Parmigiano Reggiano. The Bretzel Bakery's brown bread was excellent. I liked parting the crumbly, nutty and slightly sweet bread with salty Irish cheese. M&S's crumpets were not really Irish specialties, but we enjoyed them very much. Especially, the honey we bought at a local cheesemonger in Dingle on the well-toasted crumpets made me smile. The Ballyristeen honey was collected from several kinds of flowers, mainly clover, according to the cheesemonger. It was runny, not too sharp but flavorful. The three Irish boozy flavors of Butlers' chocolate bars were ...
