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What to eat in Ireland

The 10 best dishes in Ireland

Butter, potatoes, seafood and a pint, with a new generation cooking the land seriously.

1

Irish stew

Eaten all over Ireland

Lamb or mutton slowly cooked with potatoes, onion and carrots.

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2

Soda bread

Eaten all over Ireland

Quick bread raised with buttermilk and baking soda, eaten with salted butter.

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3

Colcannon

Eaten all over Ireland

Mashed potato with cabbage or kale and plenty of butter.

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4

Boxty

Best: Leitrim and Mayo

Potato pancakes made from grated and mashed potato.

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5

Full Irish breakfast

Eaten all over Ireland

Rashers, sausages, black and white pudding, eggs and soda bread.

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6

Coddle

Best: Dublin

Sausages, bacon and potatoes simmered in a pot.

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7

Galway Bay oysters

Best: Galway

Native flat oysters from Galway Bay, best in the September festival season.

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8

Seafood chowder

Best: The west coast

Creamy fish and shellfish soup with brown bread.

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Beef and Guinness stew

Best: Dublin

Beef braised in stout until dark and rich.

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10

Barmbrack

Eaten all over Ireland

Sweet tea-soaked fruit loaf, traditional at Halloween.

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