This title offers a celebration of the culinary traditions of the Emerald Isle - a tradition founded on the robust use of simple ingredients to produce hearty, warming recipes perfect for entertaining family and friends. It offers dishes from soups such as leek and thyme, main courses of Guinness and oyster pie or Irish stew, to delicious puddings of chocolate carragheen with Irish coffee sauce. With practical hints and colourful photography throughout, Irish presents a true taste of Ireland that aims to capture the real essence of the unique Gaelic spirit. Illustrated throughout, each book in this series introduces culinary traditions from around the world. 40 recipes are featured, with introductions to the dishes and ingredients found in that culture.