Susie and I are becoming Sticky Toffee Pudding connoisseurs. STP is a British dessert associated with the holidays but now seems to be found in most restaurants. It includes a spice cake, soaked in a warm toffee caramel sauce served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It has become our mission to taste test as many versions as possible before we head home Saturday. Our first, and so far best, version was at the Applecross Inn in Scotland. Tonight's version here at the Dingle Bay Hotel was a close second. Last night we had a serving at Ashes Pub here in Dingle and it also was very good. Our most disappointing was in Ennis at the Temple Gate Pub. And the quest continues.
Today was a bit of a slow and restful day. We had breakfast and took a nap which set the tone for the day. After the nap we went for ice cream at Murphy's Ice Cream store. Murphy's is an Irish institution for ice cream all made with local ingredients, even the salt used in their sea salt flavor.
We did some shopping and lots of walking around the small town center and that was pretty much the day. Tomorrow we head out to Kilkenny for 2 nights. Kilkenny looks like a neat town and is near the Rock of Cashel and and Hore Abbey, two historic sites.
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| Evening view of the Dingle Harbor area |
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| Tasty version of Diet Pepsi not found in U.S. |
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| Selection of local cheeses in a Dingle cheese shop - we picked up a couple of flavors that we combined with some bread for dinner |
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| Murphy's Ice Cream shop in Dingle |
Were there any berries in Dingle ?
ReplyDeleteYes, reminded me of the Gainesville Geezers
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