Businesses in Kilkenny have come together, with the support of Fáilte Ireland, to give visitors a true taste of the city by launching ‘Kilkenny’s Blasta Trail’.
This new initiative involves local restaurants, hotels, cafes and pubs offering a range of Irish-inspired tapas or taster dishes featuring local and regional food to their customers.
The idea of Kilkenny’s Blásta Trail was inspired by previous work on the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival and Kilkenny’s well established and renowned Food Trail which currently showcases regional and local foods. The Blasta trail experience (led by a partnership of Kilkenny eateries including pubs, hotel bars and city restaurants and cafes ) presents the visitor with a contemporary Irish ‘tapas style’ dining experience using local and regional foods which reflect the cultural identity and creativity of the area.
Speaking about the Blásta Trail and the importance of food in tourism, Amanda Horan, Fáilte Ireland in the South East emphasised, “By offering visitors to Kilkenny a selection of tastes from local and regional producers, we hope to create new and unforgettable memories of the county and an appreciation of the best which the region offers in quality food. We literally want to leave a good taste in the mouths of our visitors and ensure that they will have plenty of reasons to return, and indeed recommend Kilkenny to family and friends”.
Businesses taking part in the new trail are offering upwards of three tapas items on their menus on various afternoons and evenings during the week, to allow visitors engage with the experience. Each dish is priced with value for money in mind and many dishes are combined as a sharing platter or paired with a local /Irish beverage for even better value.
