Signature dishes

Irish Stew

Home-cooked dish of lamb and potatoes simmered slowly with onions.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Lamb or mutton, Potatoes, Onions, Carrots

Colcannon

Side dish of mashed potatoes mixed with kale or cabbage and butter.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Potatoes, Kale, Butter

Soda Bread

Simple bread leavened with baking soda.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Flour, Baking soda, Buttermilk

Boxty

Potato pancake made with grated raw potatoes.

  • Region: Connacht
  • Main ingredients: Potatoes, Flour, Milk

Bacon & Cabbage

Traditional dish of boiled bacon belly served with cabbage.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Pork belly, Cabbage, Parsley sauce

Seafood Chowder

Hearty cream-based soup with seafood, a staple on the west coast.

  • Region: Munster coast
  • Main ingredients: White fish, Mussels, Cream, Herbs

Black Pudding

Sausage made from pig's blood and oatmeal, popular at breakfast.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Pig blood, Oats, Fat, Spices

Aran Knit Cookie

Simple biscuit made with oats and butter.

  • Region: Aran Islands
  • Main ingredients: Oats, Butter, Brown sugar

Guinness Beef Stew

Pub dish of beef simmered in Guinness stout.

  • Region: Dublin
  • Main ingredients: Beef, Guinness, Root vegetables

Crumble Clam

Home dessert with crumble topping over apples and blackberries.

  • Region: Nationwide
  • Main ingredients: Apples, Blackberries, Flour, Butter