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The food scene in Galway has never been in a better place. There are so many talented artisan producers and retailers offering the most amazing produce and one need only visit the plethora of farmers' markets around the county to witness this. One such business is The Friendly Farmer poultry which produces the most succulent chicken, turkey, and duck directly to your dinner table courtesy of Ronan Byrne's farm in Athenry.

It’s the climax of Christmas Day - and also the biggest cause of stress and the most likely reason for arguments with loved ones.

“Let not the visitor miss the joyful chaos of Galway’s week-end purchasing. Saturday is not a day of speed. Petrol must give way to horsepower and donkey-power, and cattle that like to investigate both sides of a road. Proud, glittering models of fame crawl humiliatingly in face of a stream of vehicles of astonishing build and variety, rumbling in from Connemara. Carts piled with sacks of oats, potatoes, flour; others with crates of wondering calves and bewildered fowls. It is the great day – not necessarily a happy one – of small brown donkeys further dwarfed by huge wheels and the garden produce heaped above them. Around you in the streets, or about the food market in the shadow of the ancient church, you can hear the musical Gaelic speech. Tall, handsome women of Spanish type dark-haired and dignified: island women whose features speak hardiness and force of character: and women of the rock-strewn dazzling region about Carraroe unwittingly bring upon themselves the staring that notabilities endure. The men also receive attention. Of fine physique their faces healthily browned by sea and mountain winds, they attract you so that you wander, fascinated, from group to group. Old men in home spun, with the wide-brimmed Connemara hats, and the younger in tailored suits and coloured felts of fashion are alike in keenness of selling and shrewdness of buying.”

Orla Brady, Community Dietitian, HSE

The average Irish person will gain up to half a stone over the festive period as the temptation of never-ending chocolates, mince pies and savoury snacks get the better of them.

To celebrate the run-up to Christmas we have a fantastic prize of an Irish turkey and ham for one lucky reader.

Christmas is a time for enjoying those traditional foods which make the time of year so special. And whether cooking for yourself, your family, or friends and relations, safefood has some tips to help you out this year for the safest, tastiest Christmas.

According to Bord Bia Quality Mark Christmas research, traditional turkey and ham is still the number one choice with 84 per cent of Irish people eating it on Christmas Day. The findings were released at the launch of Bord Bia’s Quality Mark Christmas campaign which encourages consumers to look for food with the Quality Mark when shopping this Christmas to ensure it has been produced to the highest quality standards and can be traced back to the farm.

Christmas is a time for enjoying those traditional foods which make the time of year so special. And whether cooking for yourself, your family, or friends and relations, safefood has some tips to help you out this year for the safest, tastiest Christmas.

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