Food & Cooking

Bia ⁊ Cócaireacht

Gaelic cuisine has a strong connection to the land and sea, as both farming and fishing play important roles in the culinary traditions. Dishes often feature ingredients like potatoes, oats, wild game, lamb, fish, and shellfish, reflecting the local abundance and resources. Gaelic cooking also often incorporates the use of wild herbs, edible plants, and foraged ingredients. Nettles, wild garlic, seaweed, and heather are examples of ingredients that add unique flavors to dishes.

Stobhach Gaelach - This hearty stew is made with lamb or mutton, potatoes, onions, carrots, and sometimes other vegetables like turnips or parsnips. It is slow-cooked to perfection, resulting in tender meat and flavorful broth.

Stobhach Gaelach - This hearty stew is made with lamb or mutton, potatoes, onions, carrots, and sometimes other vegetables like turnips or parsnips. It is slow-cooked to perfection, resulting in tender meat and flavorful broth.

Arán Bocht-Tí - Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. It is made from grated raw potatoes, mashed potatoes, flour, buttermilk, and sometimes eggs. Boxty can be fried or baked and is often served as a side dish with breakfast or as part of a ma

Arán Bocht-Tí - Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. It is made from grated raw potatoes, mashed potatoes, flour, buttermilk, and sometimes eggs. Boxty can be fried or baked and is often served as a side dish with breakfast or as part of a main meal.

Cál Ceannann - Colcannon is a dish made from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale, seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper. Colcannon is often served alongside boiled ham or Irish bacon, especially on Samhain.

Cál Ceannann - Colcannon is a dish made from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale, seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper. Colcannon is often served alongside boiled ham or Irish bacon, especially on Samhain.

Arán Donn - Irish soda bread is a traditional staple. It is a quick bread made with basic ingredients like flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. The bread has a unique texture and is often served sliced and spread with butter.

Arán Donn - Irish soda bread is a traditional staple. It is a quick bread made with basic ingredients like flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. The bread has a unique texture and is often served sliced and spread with butter.

Báirín Breac - Barmbrack is a traditional Irish fruitcake that is typically enjoyed during Samhain. It is made with dried fruits, such as raisins and sultanas, soaked in tea (or whiskey) and mixed into a sweet bread dough. Barmbrack often contains hi

Báirín Breac - Barmbrack is a traditional Irish fruitcake that is typically enjoyed during Samhain. It is made with dried fruits, such as raisins and sultanas, soaked in tea (or whiskey) and mixed into a sweet bread dough. Barmbrack often contains hidden charms or objects, which are said to predict the future of the person who finds them.

Banóc - Bannock is a traditional Gaelic bread made of flour, baking powder, salt, and water. The English name comes from the older Irish word “Bannach” (in Modern Irish this word has become “Pancóg” (a pancake). In Canada, bannock is a staple of Indi

Banóc - Bannock is a traditional Gaelic bread made of flour, baking powder, salt, and water. The English name comes from the older Irish word “Bannach” (in Modern Irish this word has become “Pancóg” (a pancake). In Canada, bannock is a staple of Indigenous cooking, coming from cultural contacts with Gaels through the Fur Trade. Forced dietary changes due to colonization has given bannock historical importance for many Indigenous peoples across North America. It is also called Fry Bread and can be made of cornmeal and wrapped around a stick.

Cooking Terms

  • Mashed potatoes - Brúitín

    Pancake - Pancóg

    Pie - Píog

    Pudding - Maróg

    Sandwich - Ceapaire

    Sauce - Anlann

    Soup - Anraith

    Stew - Stobhach

  • Basting - Ag olú

    Chopping off - Ag teascadh

    Disinfecting - Ag díghalrú

    Dissolving - Ag tuaslagadh

    Drop by drop - Braon ar bhraon

    From the centre outwards - Ón lár amach

    Frying - Ag friochadh

    Puffing up - Ag borradh

    Serving - Ag dáiliú

    To decorate - Máisigh

    To drain - Scag

    To dress or trim - Cóirigh

    To freeze - Reoigh

    To grease - Smear

    To knead - Fuin

    To mince - Mionghearr

    To mix - Cumaisc

    To oil - Íligh

    To peel - Scamh

    To press / squeeze - Fáisc

    To rinse - Sruthlaigh

    To scramble - Scrobh

    To scrape - Scríob

    To separate - Scar

    To skim - Sciomaigh

    To work in (with the fingertips) - Cimil trí (le barraí na méar)

  • Boiling point - Pointe fiuchta

    Cooking using steam - Ag galú

    Fast or quick boiling - Dianbheiriú

    Low even temperature - Maolteas

    Lukewarm - Alabhog

    Red-hot - Dearg té

    Singed - Barradhóite

    Slow-boiling, simmering - Cnáthairt

    Steam - Gal

    To melt - Leá

    To scorch - Loisc

    To stew - Suanbhruith

  • Cup - Cupán

    Pint - Pionta

    Quart - Cárt

    Tablespoon - Bordspunóg (Bsp.)

    Teaspoon - Taespunóg (tsp.)

    Weight - Meáchain

  • Any poking tool or spike - Bior

    Batter - Fuaidreamh

    Bouquet garni - Luisne

    Collander / sieve - Criathar

    Dish - Mias

    Dough - Taos

    Frying pan - Friochtán

    Ingredients - Comhábhair

    Kneading board - Losaid

    Large pot - Coire

    Mixture - Meascán

    Oven - Oigheann

    Rolling pin - Maide fuinte

    Sink - Doirteal

    Stovetop - Sornán

    Utensils - Gréithe

    Vessel - Árthach

    Yeast - Gabháil

  • A chop - Gearrthóg

    A cutlet - Gearrthóigín

    A roast - Rósta

    Beef - Mairteoil

    Joint between two bones - Alt

    Lamb - Uaineoil

    Mutton - Caoireoil

    Pork - Muiceoil

    Raw - Amh

    Veal - Laofheoil

    Venison - Fiafheoil

    White of egg - Gealacán

    Yolk of egg - Buíocán

  • A variety of vegetables - Iolglasraí

    Ripe - Aibí

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