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9 must-try treats from Northern Ireland
1. Neary Nógs Chocolate
With a beautiful location between the Mourne Mountains and the scenic Mourne coastline, Neary Nógs Chocolate is Northern Ireland’s first bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker. Using ethically sourced cacao beans and sustainable methods, this small company are creating some of the finest chocolate on the island. Try their fabulous Irish Soda Bread chocolate, or the Old Fashioned, made with orange bitters, burnt sugar and whiskey.
2. Seafood
The clear waters around Northern Ireland, along with the loughs (lakes) and rivers, give rise to mouthwatering dishes. Try the delicate flavour of Lough Neagh eels (with PGI status), the prestigious Glenarm Organic Salmon, and the pure taste of Strangford Lough oysters. A good place to start? The Mourne Seafood Bar in Dundrum, County Down.
3. Abernethy Butter
Served in some of the world’s best restaurants, Abernethy Butter is the real deal. Churned by hand into velvety perfection, this high-grade butter is created with local cream from cows that graze around the lush Lagan Valley in County Antrim. Taste it at restaurants all over Northern Ireland and pick some up at delis such as Sawers in Belfast.
4. Cheese
Handcrafted from the purest milk, cheese has long been one of Northern Ireland’s highest-quality artisan products, and blue cheese is currently having a moment with the incredible flavours of Young Buck (a raw milk cheese by Mike’s Fancy Cheese) and Kearney Blue (inspired by the grey stone walls of County Down). For something milder, try Ballylisk Triple Rose, with its salty, lemony undertones.
5. Craft beer and artisan cider
From traditional microbreweries to boundary-pushing beers, you don’t have to look far for names of home-brewed craft beers. Check out the taps in pubs for names including Whitewater, Hilden, Boundary, Sheelin and Farmageddon. There’s also a strong tradition of artisan cider, with Long Meadow Cider and the Armagh Cider Company producing some of the best – delicious on a hot summer's day.
6. Beef and venison
It’s no wonder that the pure, sweet grasses of Northern Ireland’s landscape contribute to some of the best beef and venison in Europe. Exceptional meats from the likes of Hannan beef and Baronscourt Estate wild venison, both of which are Great Taste award winners, can be savoured at critically acclaimed restaurants such as The Sika 1888 in Omagh, County Tyrone and Balloo House, Newtownards, County Down.
7. Bramley apples
Armagh. The Orchard County. Home of the Bramley Apple, another of Northern Ireland’s superstar PGI status products. Armagh loves its apples, they’re baked into traditional pies, pressed into juice and cider by producers like P McCann & Sons and the Armagh Cider Company, and are celebrated at the Armagh Food and Cider Festival. Don’t leave Northern Ireland without trying some.
8. Bushmills whiskey
Boasting a prestigious centuries-old distilling heritage, Bushmills has a stunning location just a stone’s throw from the Giant’s Causeway on the Antrim coast. Tour the distillery, and taste the whiskey at cosy traditional pubs all over Northern Ireland. You can enjoy a great “wee dram” at the gas-lit bar at the Bushmills Inn, County Antrim, and the traditional surroundings of the Duke of York, Belfast.
9. Breads
Simple, unfussy and utterly delicious, bread is one of Northern Ireland’s unsung food heroes. It comes in many forms: soda bread, soda bread farls or potato bread farls (potato-style breads that are delicious as part of the Ulster Fry). You can try any (or all) of these on a visit to the famous Ditty’s Bakery in County Londonderry.
