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As any good chef will tell you, the secret of good cooking is top-quality ingredients – and Cork has quality produce in spades.
Cork county’s rich pastures are famous for their beef, pork, lamb and dairy products and Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry near Midleton is probably one of Ireland’s best-known restaurants. Ballymaloe has always been a family affair, started by Myrtle Allen in the Sixties and expanded by her daughter-in-law, Darina, who opened Ballymaloe Cookery School in 1983. Another generation, Darina’s daughter-in-law, Rachel, is now upholding the family tradition. She has written four bestselling cookery books and has her own TV series.
In Cork city, the historic English Market shows local food at its very best, with traditional delicacies such as spiced beef and drisheen rubbing delicious shoulders with dozens of varieties of farmhouse cheeses, artisanal breads and preserves. The market’s gallery restaurant, The Farmgate Café, has daily menus chosen from the freshest ingredients available on the stalls.
Across the harbour in West Cork, Kinsale Gourmet Festival each October attracts “foodies” from all over the world to the restaurants in its Good Food Circle.
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