Limerick has a culinary speciality of its own: its smoked ham (Limerick Ham)! And not just any ham please, a smoked ham with juniper berries, cooked in cider, sugar and mustard. A delicacy, found in most Limerick Pubs !
Unlike other parts of Ireland, the city of Limerick likes to smoke its ham using juniper berries: this gives the meat a completely different aroma and a slightly peppery flavour.
This flavour is counterbalanced by sweet aromas, brought by cider and sugar, and a touch of acidity brought by mustard.
Limerickers are used to eating it in slices, with potatoes or cabbage. The result is surprising and particularly tasty