Tips and tricks from the businesses bringing east Asian, south Asian and eastern European ingredients to Ireland
As the profile of the Irish population has changed and been enriched, so has the range of foods on offer on the average Irish shopping street. But even though it’s now possible to buy ingredients from multiple countries and cultures in most towns, it might not be immediately obvious to all how to approach their use. For the novices, there are some simple tips to keep in mind next time you walk through the doors of your local international grocery shop.
Eva Pau, the operations director of Asia Market, a family business established by Pau’s father in Drury Street in Dublin in 1981, says both the business, and Ireland’s appetite for Asian ingredients, have grown over the last 40-plus years.
As well as the Drury Street location, Asia Market now runs an extensive online store, along with a combined retail store and cash and carry facility in the old Tayto factory in Ballymount, Dublin 12.
