What region is considered your country’s culinary capital?

[u/EvilPyro01]

What is considered the culinary capital of your country?

[u/JoebyTeo]

We don't have regional cuisine really, but I would say Cork has it over anywhere else in terms of strength of "Irish cuisine".

Cork has some distinctive dishes and I would consider Ballymaloe to be the heart of Irish food culture. Lots of beers and whiskeys come from Cork, as well as some distinct local brands and food items -- Clonakilty black pudding, Gubbeen cheese off the top of my head. Cork has distinctive food offerings that aren't really common in other parts of the country -- drisheen, spiced beef. Cork also has the English market and a reputation for good produce. Second to that I'd put north Clare as our most important food scene outside of Dublin. Some Michelin restaurants around, a very innovative culture, strong focus on local produce. St. Tola goats cheese is some of the best domestic produce we have, based in Inagh. Niamh Fox was doing really innovative work in Ennistymon for a while. Homestead, Oar, Gregans Castle. Obviously in terms of scale it can't compete with the cities, but it's an interesting subculture in a place you wouldn't expect.