The Cel t sThe Cel t s

Food Tradit ions

f rom ancient t imes t o modern days

Who were t he Cel t s? The Cel t s were a group of peopl e who

spread over t he European cont inent somet ime around 10 0 0 -70 0 B.C.

They spoke a l anguage which we now refer t o as Celtic . As ot her groups of peopl e moved around Europe, t he Cel t s were pushed int o t he west ern regions of t he cont inent .

Cel t ic t r ibes inhabit ed most of t he European cont inent , and Cel t ic l anguages were spoken f rom Spain

t o Aust r ia, f rom Bel gium t o Turkey.

Cel t ic nat ionsSix nat ions are most associat ed wit h a modern Cel t ic ident it y, and are considered 't he Cel t ic nat ions' -• Br it t any in France,• Irel and, • Scot l and, • Wal es, • Isl e of Man, • Cornwal l .

Celtic ancient Festivals

Samhain (Oct ober 31, st ar t of Cel t ic New Year , Or igins of Hal l oween); Imbol c (January 31st, Cel ebrat e End of Wint er )Bel t ain (May 1st, Or igin of May Day);Sol ar Fest ival s (midsummer cel ebrat ions)

Mead-a honey-based beer

Ancient times Modern version

Ancient Cel t ic cuisine was based on

-sal t ed meat . Main dishes -• boil ed pork, • roast beef , • bread, • game (дичь), • f ish wit h cheese,• curds, • mil k and but t er .• beer and wines • no pot at oes in ancient Cel t ic recipes, just t he cabbage and t urnips.

Modern Celtic Culinary Highlights .

Red meat - in st ews, soups and pies, such as shepherd's pie, Guinness pie and Ir ish st ew, or as corned beef .

Pork is of t en used for bangers (sausage).

Lamb is usual l y gr il l ed and served wit h pot at oes.

Potatoes - the cornerstone of Celtic cuis ine

They are served mashed, baked, f r ied, st ewed and boil ed.

They are cooked wit h but t er , oil and seasoning

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Col cannon

Bread

Soda bread is perhaps t he most popul ar t ype of bread.

Haggis

Ir ish or Scot t ish?

Haggis -is a l arge sausage made of t he l iver , hear t , and l ungs of a sheep, al l chopped and mixed wit h beef or mut t on suet and oat meal and seasoned wit h onion, pepper , and ot her spices. The mixt ure is packed int o a sheep̀ s st omach and boil ed.

Address t o a Haggis

A - poem wr it t en by Rober t Burns, one of Scot l and.s most bel oved poet s. The poem is read out al oud every year around Burn’s bir t hday on January 25t h. That day haggis is t radt ional l y served wit h mashed swede and mashed pot at oes.

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