 Macroom oatmeal porridge, topped with muscovado sugar and butter | |
| Course | Breakfast |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Ireland |
| Associated cuisine | Irish |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Stone-ground oats |
Macroom Oatmeal is a traditional stone-ground Irish oatmeal produced in Macroom, County Cork, Ireland, at Walton's Mill, the last surviving stone mill in Ireland. [1] [2] Slow Food selected it as the exemplar of stone ground Irish oatmeal, which was taken aboard its Ark of Taste in 2011. [3]
The mill has been operated continuously by the same family since the 1700s. [4] Donal Creedon, great-great-great-great-grandson of founder Richard Walton, now operates the mill. Michelin star-winning chef Myrtle Allen developed the Macroom Biscuit recipe [5] which appears on the package.
Macroom oatmeal is stone-ground, then kiln-toasted. [6]
Saveur Magazine called it "different from anyone else's in Ireland, full of flavor when simply cooked and immensely satisfying in its grainy texture." [7] Food writer John Thorne said it "may well be the best oatmeal I've ever eaten." [8] Fodor's Ireland mentions Macroom Oatmeal. [9] Darina Allen of Ballymaloe House, where Macroom Oatmeal is served for breakfast, said that Macroom Oatmeal has "a cult following both at home and abroad." [10] James Beard 2010 Cookbook of the Year The Country Cooking of Ireland says "(t)he best oatmeal for Stirabout...is Macroom, milled by Donal Creedon in the town of that name in County Cork." [6]
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Macroom is a market town in County Cork, Ireland, located in the valley of the River Sullane, halfway between Cork city and Killarney. Its population has grown and receded over the centuries as it went through periods of war, famine and workhouses, forced emigration and intermittent prosperity. The 2011 census gave an urban population of 3,879 people, while the 2016 census recorded 3,765 people.
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The Cork and Macroom Direct Railway (CMDR) was an Irish gauge railway in Ireland which ran the 24 miles (39 km) from Cork to Macroom.
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