Connacht, Ireland
Achill Island sea salt
Achill Island sea salt is a condiment from County Mayo, rooted in local cooking tradition.
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Bacon and Cabbage
Bagún agus cabáiste
An Irish dish of boiled back bacon with cabbage and potatoes, a daily and home classic
Munster, Ireland
Bantry Bay Mussels
Rope-grown mussels from West Cork's Bantry Bay, prized for their plump, sweet meat.
Ireland
Barmbrack
Bairín breac
An Irish sweet fruit bread with tea-soaked raisins and sultanas, a Halloween and daily classic.
Ireland
Black Pudding
Putóg dhuithche
An Irish blood sausage with oatmeal, pork blood, and spices, a daily and breakfast classic
Ireland
Boxty
Bacstaí
A traditional Irish potato pancake with grated raw potatoes and flour, fried golden, a regional and daily classic.
Ireland
Breakfast roll
Breakfast roll is a sandwich from Ireland, rooted in local cooking tradition.
Ireland
Brown Bread Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream rippled with crunchy caramelized brown-bread crumbs, a modern Irish classic.
Ireland
Carrageen Moss Pudding
Móin Chócaráin
Silky milk pudding set with carrageen seaweed, flavored with vanilla, nutmeg and whiskey.
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Champ
Brúitín
An Irish dish of mashed potatoes with scallions, butter, and warm milk, an Ulster classic
Ireland
Chicken Fillet Roll
Bread roll packed with a breaded chicken fillet and mayonnaise, the defining Irish deli lunch.
Connacht, Ireland
Clare Island Salmon
Clare Island Salmon is a protected farmed salmon product from Ireland’s west coast.
United Kingdom
Cockles
Ruacain
Small bivalves raked from tidal sands, boiled, shelled and eaten cold with vinegar and white pepper from a paper pot.
Ireland
Colcannon
Cál ceannann
A traditional Irish dish of mashed potatoes with cabbage, butter, and milk, a St. Patrick's Day classic.
Connacht, Ireland
Connemara Hill Lamb
Free-range hill lamb from the Connemara mountains, a protected EU PGI.
Ireland
Crubeens
Crúibíní
An Irish boiled and fried pig's trotters, a regional and street classic
Cork, Ireland
Drisheen
Drisín
A Cork and Limerick blood pudding with milk, fat, and breadcrumbs, served with tripe, a regional and delicacy classic
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin Coddle
Cadal
A Dublin dish of sausages, bacon, potatoes, and onions simmered in broth, a daily and home classic.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin Lawyer
Lobster sautéed in butter and flambéed in Irish whiskey, finished with cream, a grand Dublin restaurant classic.
Northern Ireland, Canada
Dulse
Duileasc
An Irish edible red seaweed, a coastal and ancient snack
Ireland
Flummery
Flúmaraí
An Irish soft pudding with fruit, cream, and oats, a traditional and festive classic.
Ireland
Full Irish Breakfast
Bricfeasta Éireannach
A hearty Irish breakfast of rashers, sausages, eggs, black and white pudding, beans, tomatoes, and mushrooms, a daily and cultural icon.
Ireland
Goody
Warm bread simmered in sweet milk with butter and spice, an old-fashioned Irish children's treat.
Ulster (Republic of Ireland), Ireland
Greencastle chowder
Greencastle chowder is a soup from Greencastle, rooted in local cooking tradition.
Dublin, Ireland
Guinness
Guinness is Dublin’s landmark dry stout, with roasted barley bitterness and a dense pale head.
Dublin, Ireland
Gur Cake
Cheap, dense Dublin cake made from leftover pastry and a sweet fruit filling, a bakery legend.
Ireland
Hot Whiskey
Ponc
Irish whiskey, cloves and lemon simmered into a warming winter punch.
Ireland
Irish Apple Tart
Tartar úll
An Irish apple tart with buttery pastry and Bramley apples, a daily and home classic
Munster, Ireland
Irish Brawn
Brána
Pressed pork head cheese, a traditional Irish farmhouse delicacy still made in Cork and Waterford.
Ireland
Irish Breakfast Tea
Strong, malty black tea blend, the cornerstone of the Irish morning brew.
Ireland
Irish Butter
Grass-fed butter, a globally recognised Irish product.
Munster, Ireland
Irish Coffee
Caife Gaelach
Irish Coffee originated at Foynes in 1943: hot coffee, Irish whiskey, sugar, and separately floating cold cream.
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Irish Cream
Irish cream liqueur blends Irish whiskey with cream and sugar into a sweet, pourable drink.
Northern Ireland, Ireland
Irish Grass Fed Beef
Irish Grass Fed Beef is the protected all-island production identity for pasture-raised beef.
Ireland
Irish Oysters
Oisrí
An Irish raw oysters, a coastal and festive classic
Leinster, Ireland
Irish Porter
Dark, lightly hopped porter first brewed in Dublin in the 1770s, ancestor of the Irish stout.