Ireland eat of potatoes a week. Consequently, dishes that are considered as national dishes represent a fundamental unsophistication to cooking, such as the Irish stew, bacon and cabbage, boxty, a type of potato pancake, or colcannon, a dish of mashed potatoes and kale or cabbage. Since the last quarter of the 20th century, with a re-emergence of wealth in Ireland, a "New Irish Cuisine" based on traditional ingredients incorporating international influences has emerged. This cuisine is based on fresh vegetables, fish (especially salmon, trout, oysters, mussels and other shellfish), as well as traditional soda breads and the wide range of hand-made
Pork Knuckles and Ginger Stew modern times people are less able to spend the time for the time-consuming preparation of the stew. In Hong Kong, Chinese herbal franchises such as Hung Fook Tong and vinegar maker Pat Chun have started selling ready-to-eat "Pork Knuckle Stew". In 2013 February, Hung Fook Tong launched a promotion selling vouchers for a pot of the delicacy. customers of the Pat Chun company can order pots of fresh stew and enjoy delivery from the shops. Pork Knuckles and Ginger Stew Pork Knuckles and Ginger Stew () is a dish in traditional Cantonese cuisine. It is traditionally eaten by new mothers