Substitute Granny Smiths and perhaps a little lemon juice to reproduce their flavor. Berries grow wonderfully well in Ireland's cool, rainy climate, including red- and blackcurrants, gooseberries, and both red and gold raspberries. Poultry, Meats and Seafood Pork and lamb are very popular meats, far more so than beef. While Americans treat lamb like a holiday dish, the Irish eat it regularly. Irish seafood is hard to beat, whether lobsters, Dublin Bay prawns, succulent oysters, or enormous creamy scallops sold with the orange roe still attached.
Smoked salmon is an Irish classic.
If you're visiting, the long boxes of vacuum-packed salmon designed for tourists offer the authentic flavor, especially served with brown bread and butter.