Food & Cooking
Food is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in a culture. We’ve gathered a collection of recipes and foodie links to help you dive into Celtic cuisine in the comfort of your own home. We’d love to see photos of anything you make with these recipes, too!
One of the things our festival is famous for is soup, and if you would like to make your own, visit the Ceili of the Valley website for the recipes.
Scotland
Scottish Recipes — Mixing the old with new, here are 48 recipes from famous Scottish chefs you try making yourself.
Scottish recipes from A-W. This is a good website to bookmark.
Traditional Recipes — Cottage Pie, Scottish Scones, Scottish Shortbread, & Tipsy Laird (Scottish Trifle).
Ireland
Young Dubliners bake Irish Bread (above)
Traditional Irish Farmhouse Recipes — Photos are mouthwatering and you can just click on the recipe title and the recipe will pop up.
Isle of Man
A little history of Isle of Man’s cuisine that includes links to traditional and newer variations of the Island’s favourite cake — bonnag, and fish recipes for local catch.
Wales
4 Things to Eat Taste Test in Cardiff, Wales
Welsh Recipes — Allrecipes has more than 20 trusted Welsh recipes complete with ratings, reviews and cooking tips….we could pull one of these for someone to try (with photos) and then list the recipe.
Cornwall
10 Iconic Cornish Foods — Cornish food means different things to different people and this site dives into that. Are you familiar with any of these?
Brittany
This traveler is cooking a recipe from every nation including four recipes from Brittany, France: Aoife chicken recipe, potato cake, artichoke and hazelnut gateau.
Traveling to Brittany? Here’s a little food guide on what to eat while you there.
Galicia
Ready to cook Galacian? Here you will find descriptions of delicacies of the Galician region along with recipe links.
For a cultural food experience, try these typical dishes when traveling in Galicia.
Bon Appetit has food for a Galicia Menu for six.
Here is a recipe for a traditional Galician soup, Caldo Gallego, that is easy to make and tastes great year-round.