Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
Traditional Irish cuisine sucks. Boiled potato and cabbage, with old mutton when possible. Cream and butter were to be had, and fish near the coasts. Bread was for feast days and seasoning beyond salt was unknown.
It has something pure about it - the frugality of it. The ex-misus had a book on it and we tried a few of the broths and boils, it wasn't bad

Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
When the Irish came to America and realized how truly horrific their traditional cuisine was, they married pretty much any other Catholic to find a decent meal.
Any other catholic than Italians, i suppose? Vying for control over the same territories prevented that i guess