re: [CH] Need Travel Advice (Ireland)
Snyder, Curt (CSnyder@ligand.com)
Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:56:48 -0700
Spicy foods in Ireland are difficult to come by, but...
China Sczechuan Restaurant, 4 Lower Kilmacud Rd., Stillorgan, co. Dublin.
We had to argue with them for a while to get them to make it spicy enough.
They finally brought us a bowl of hot pepper oil, then watched while we
added it to everything. They then brought us a SPICIER bowl of pepper oil,
which was finally hot enough.
In Galway, there's a great Indian restaurant, very close to the Spanish Arch
( a bridge near city centre). "Eastern Tandoori" is the name of the place. I
ordered dinner there once and was told "You can't have that!". "Why, are you
out of the ingredients?" "No, it's too hot!" I finally convinced them to
serve it anyway, promising to pay even if it was too hot. It was VERY hot
but excellent. I was dining with three of my Irish co-workers, one of whom
had ordered something almost as hot, another ordered mildly warm food and
the last no heat at all. The person who ordered the hotter item wound up
taking some of the sauce from mine and adding it to hers.
The biggest problem I have had there was convincing the chefs that I like my
food spicy. I spent a month in Westport (in January, yuck!) and by the end
of it had finally convinced the local chinese restaurant that I really did
like my food hot!
Enjoy your trip, we spent our honeymoon there and had a great time!
Curt Snyder
Manager Applications Development
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
10275 Science Center Dr.
San Diego, CA 92121
858-550-7509
CSnyder@Ligand.com