CHEESE OF THE MONTH- 6 month matured Manchego Manchego (officially Queso Manchego) is a cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain from the milk of sheep of the Manchega breed. It has a firm and compact consistency and a buttery texture, and often contains small, unevenly-distributed air pockets. We're currently stocking a delicious 6 month aged variety and offering 10 % off the price for this month.
BOOK OF THE MONTH- LEON - Naturally fast food by Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent Leon first opened in London in 2004 with the aim of producing fast food that tastes good and does you good. This book and the success of their now 9 restaurants is testimony to the success of these principles. Full of delicious and bold flavoured dishes, nothing in the book should take more than 20 minutes to make. A great book for both the experienced cook, or ideal for all the young 'uns heading to college and away from mammy's cooking... This book will save you a fortune on crappy pizzas and takeouts! 'I didn't think that good fast food was a good idea. I was wrong.' Jay Rayner - Food Critic with The Observer 'Proves fast food doesn't have to be unhealthy' Sunday Times
Meet the Maker - A Taste of Puglia - Olive oil Bottled exclusively for Rua, this is a special olive oil with Mayo connections. We've bought and bottled most of the oil produced on Ballyheane native Fionuala McKenna's organic farm in the sun drenched hills of south Italy. This superior extra virgin olive oil is fabulous drizzled over meat, fish and vegetables or as an ingredient in dressings and marinades.
NEW PRODUCTS Killeen Goats Cheese, from Portumna, Galway New improved Rua Dressing recipe, in vibrant new packaging Olives et al Mojo Citrus Marinade Olives et al Chilli & Mint Dressing Rua Peanut Butter cookies Rua Chilli and Coriander relish Organically grown tomatoes and apples from Castlebar's rural training centre. Keep it country... Don't forget if you're after wonderful Mayo produced food, we're constantly sourcing the best local goodies that we can get our hands on and are currently stocking the likes of Cuinneog country butter, lo tide seaweed products, Kelly's Dry cure rashers, Carrowholly cheese, Westport grove Jams and Stephen Gould's mixed leaves always available at RUA delicatessen.

Night time. We're continuing to run our last Friday of the month evenings upstairs at Spencer Street and we're now taking bookings for Friday September 24th. It's a great night with a three course set menu, celebrating lots of delicious local ingredients. Have a look at a sample menu on our website. Booking is essential, so please call Colleen on 094 928 6072 if you'd like to reserve a table.

Recipe of the month Herb crumbed flatfield mushrooms with Durrus cheese We served these at our last dinner night and they proved extremely popular. Very easy to make, the can be shallow fried in a pan, baked in the oven, but we think that they're most delicious deep fried at hight temperature for about 25 seconds. They would be paticualrly deliciouss accompanied by some of Stephen Gould's mixed leaves or rocket, and either Rua chilli relish or beetroot chutney, all available from the delicatessen. Click here to have a look at the recipe.

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