Thursday, October 30, 2014

Hidden Sources of Animal Products in Ireland

Updated: Great news!   Since originally writing this Guinness has gone vegan.   Updating the context to reflect this. 

Vegetarians and vegans: keep an eye out for the following when visiting Ireland:

1. Some Irish (and British) beers: Some Irish beers are likely to have been manufactured with and to contain trace amounts of a fish product called isinglass.  Isinglass can also be an issue with wines.    Guinness used to use isinglass up to a few years ago, but is now vegan. 

2.  Certain breads: much less of an issue now that Guinness is vegan.   But I would recommending checking ingredients and many breads may not be vegan. 

3.  Black pudding:  Made with pigs blood. 

4. White pudding: Also contains meat.  

The food news is that Dublin has numerous vegetarian and vegan restaurants where you won't have to worry about this. 

For more info on vegan and vegetarian food in Dublin check out the Kaufman Green Guide Dublin.


      

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