What a treat to be able to see Belfast through the eyes of the one and only Iain Ross aka @thug.loaf
Welcome to the MUNCHIES Guide to Belfast.
Belfast, a city with a legendary history, isn’t considered often for its food. But between soda bread and Irish seafood, it’s time people start paying attention.
Iain begins his day at home doing what he does best, making artwork on bread with edible paint…
From there, Iain ventures off into the city, starting out at Mamo Patisserie for the city’s best fresh-baked croissants and soda bread.
Then, Iain explores St. George’s Market to try out some local oysters and procure provisions for a wee jaunt toward Cave Hill; think Guinness wheaten bread and Irish cheese.
After the hike, Iain heads down to Flout Pizza to test his bread skills by making Flout’s signature sourdough New York style pie.
From there, it’s time for some nitro stouts at Sunflower. Instead of Guinness, this public house is known for its delicious pour of Beamish.
After a black cab ride that explores the city’s history during The Troubles, Iain heads to Spirit Circle to test out his palate in an attempt to make a perfectly bespoke cocktail.
Finally, Iain finishes his day off at Noble in Holywood to try out the best modern Irish the city has to offer, before heading to the legendary Garrick Bar for a pour of Guinness, some pub snacks, and some trad music.
What a day!
Made in Partnership with Tourism Ireland.
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shout out da irish!!!!!
Iain! Love to see him and LOVE Guide tos! So happy to this again
Dudes hair looks like the Seattle mayors kid.
She cuts it herself.
Does he not think that his hair will look dated in 5-10 years?
I took the cab tour of the Troubles a couple of years ago. It was one of the moments in my life that changed me, changed how I saw life, changed how I saw my own country.
Also, by seeing the Troubles where they happened, hear and see from people who actually lived it, burned away the mask of American media about the two sides and ultimately put a different face to Sinn Féin, Fine Gael, and Fianna Fáil.
Can you elaborate on how the black cab tour changed your perspective? I’m from Cork and visited Belfast for the first time recently and went into all the history stuff with an open mind. I’m a nationalist, but I wanted to understand the unionist perspective as I firmly believe they need to be included and made to feel valued in a future united Ireland. To be honest, most of what I saw and experienced only made me less sympathetic. We had young lads firing stones with a slingshot at the taxi we were in on the Shankill Road, murals of loyalist death squads still openly displayed, and the absolutely ridiculous omnipresence of unionist flags (on the road from Belfast international airport to the city almost every single lamppost has a union jack or NI flag). On the other hand, the atmosphere in Belfast outside of these areas is completely different – the Fleadh Ceoil had just been held recently and was a huge cross-community success, with next year’s Fleadh predicted to be an even bigger thing for the city. Compared with the previous news item which Belfast had been most noted for this year (Loyalist rioters burning immigrants out of their homes), it just feels like the unionist side is stuck in the 1970s.
@omce1996Considering I am from the United States and my memories of Northern Ireland displayed in our media was IRA = terrorist thugs.
Viewing the protestant side, I felt like I was driving through a right-wing, MAGA neighborhood in the US. The absolute nationalism and hatred towards Catholics was disgusting. It hurt my soul knowing how Catholics were thrown to the lower wrungs of class because the crown was pressed as superior.
Since then, I look at the political landscape of the US and I wish we had courageous leaders like those in the current Sinn Fein.
belfast food is the result of being an english colony. free free palestine
Not gonna lie. I don’t think of Irish food much at all, but that looked tasty
because apparently seasoning was still under British occupation nothing says fine dining like swallowing a mouthful of the Atlantic and using bread to apologize to your stomach! thousands of years of Irish history led to this moment “Here’s a wet rock snack have some bread.”
This sounds like a roast written by ChatGPT
sounds like a roast beef to me
But why ? ! Unsub…
Despite being a wee southern ponce, I love Belfast, every time I go up there I have a great time
great vid
Blue food dye on a bread loaf is a risky proposition, i would only be able to think about mold
Bekkin!
Belfast rules
Ha, this fellow is fantastic
Smashing pastries sounds like a fun activity until the house kicks you in the face.
I’m now convinced even more I need to go to Belfast one day 😮
Was at the oyster stand when they were filming this! Iain was an absolute gent pleasure to meet him.
Oysters & Guinness attracted immediately, then I saw Belfast and had to make myself watch. The sad violence associated with the name still hurts…
That’s something i would eat on a winter
And Jesus loves yall praise God ❤