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<strong>Seafood chowder:</strong> Irish chowder is brimming with haddock, salmon and shellfish and is usually accompanied by brown soda bread (also known as wheaten) and butter.

Seafood chowder: Irish chowder is brimming with haddock, salmon and shellfish and is usually accompanied by brown soda bread (also known as wheaten) and butter.

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<strong>Oysters: </strong>Purists suckle oysters straight from the shell, with just a squeeze of lemon. <br />

Oysters: Purists suckle oysters straight from the shell, with just a squeeze of lemon.

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<strong>Smoked salmon:</strong> Salmon is native to North Atlantic waters and is therefore a long-time favorite with Irish diners.

Smoked salmon: Salmon is native to North Atlantic waters and is therefore a long-time favorite with Irish diners.

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<strong>Irish stew: </strong>This stew is traditionally made with lamb but can also be prepared with beef. It's a St. Patrick's Day favorite.

Irish stew: This stew is traditionally made with lamb but can also be prepared with beef. It's a St. Patrick's Day favorite.

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<strong>Coddle: </strong>A traditional Dublin dish that uses up leftovers, coddle is a stew of sausages, bacon, onion and potatoes. <br />

Coddle: A traditional Dublin dish that uses up leftovers, coddle is a stew of sausages, bacon, onion and potatoes.

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<strong>Roast leg of lamb: </strong>Like its neighbor Britain, Ireland loves its meat-and-two-veg dinners. A Sunday roast is a great way to round off a weekend.

Roast leg of lamb: Like its neighbor Britain, Ireland loves its meat-and-two-veg dinners. A Sunday roast is a great way to round off a weekend.

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<strong>Black pudding:</strong> This iron-rich blood sausage is made with oatmeal and is very tasty, once you work up the courage to try it.

Black pudding: This iron-rich blood sausage is made with oatmeal and is very tasty, once you work up the courage to try it.

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<strong>Ulster Fry:</strong> There are variations on the traditional cooked breakfast throughout Ireland and Britain. This Ulster Fry includes the addition of potato bread (worryingly pale slices in this example, under the egg).

Ulster Fry: There are variations on the traditional cooked breakfast throughout Ireland and Britain. This Ulster Fry includes the addition of potato bread (worryingly pale slices in this example, under the egg).

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<strong>Soda bread: </strong>This is a yeast-free bread made with buttermilk and is thick, filling and fabulous in both its white and wholemeal varieties.

Soda bread: This is a yeast-free bread made with buttermilk and is thick, filling and fabulous in both its white and wholemeal varieties.

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<strong>Brown soda bread:</strong> The wholemeal version is known as wheaten bread in Northern Ireland.

Brown soda bread: The wholemeal version is known as wheaten bread in Northern Ireland.

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<strong>Gubbeen: </strong>From the Irish word <em>gobín</em>, meaning small mouthful, Gubbeen is a nutty, semi-soft cow's milk cheese made in County Cork.

Gubbeen: From the Irish word gobín, meaning small mouthful, Gubbeen is a nutty, semi-soft cow's milk cheese made in County Cork.

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Kerrygold: Kerrygold is the big-hitter when it comes to Irish butters, although the brand was actually created by a team driven by London-based South African David Gluckman, who also invented Baileys.

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<strong>Veda:</strong> A delicious malty secret little known outside the Northern Irish cognoscenti, Veda should always be toasted and laden heavy with butter.

Veda: A delicious malty secret little known outside the Northern Irish cognoscenti, Veda should always be toasted and laden heavy with butter.

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<strong>Colcannon: </strong>Colcannon is creamy mashed potatoes mixed with cabbage or kale.

Colcannon: Colcannon is creamy mashed potatoes mixed with cabbage or kale.

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<strong>Boxty: </strong>Boxty are griddled potato pancakes: Try them with smoked salmon or an egg on top.

Boxty: Boxty are griddled potato pancakes: Try them with smoked salmon or an egg on top.

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<strong>Potato farls: </strong>Potato bread is sometimes fried as part of an Irish breakfast, but you can also pop them straight in the toaster as a quick snack.

Potato farls: Potato bread is sometimes fried as part of an Irish breakfast, but you can also pop them straight in the toaster as a quick snack.

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<strong>Tayto crisps: </strong>There are two separate Tayto crisp companies (Northern Ireland's on the left and the Republic of Ireland on the right) but the quintessential flavor is always cheese and onion.

Tayto crisps: There are two separate Tayto crisp companies (Northern Ireland's on the left and the Republic of Ireland on the right) but the quintessential flavor is always cheese and onion.

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<strong>Traybakes:</strong> Fifteens are a super-sweet confection made from marshmallow, coconut, cherries and digestive biscuits (cookies).

Traybakes: Fifteens are a super-sweet confection made from marshmallow, coconut, cherries and digestive biscuits (cookies).

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<strong>Barmbrack: </strong>This is a fruit loaf made with sultanas and raisins. It's often eaten buttered as a teatime treat and is traditionally served at Halloween with prizes baked inside. <br />

Barmbrack: This is a fruit loaf made with sultanas and raisins. It's often eaten buttered as a teatime treat and is traditionally served at Halloween with prizes baked inside.

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<strong>Dulse and yellowman:</strong> Dulse (far left) is dried seaweed and yellowman (far right) is honeycomb toffee. They're a classic, though surprising, pairing at Ballycastle's Ould Lammas Fair.

Dulse and yellowman: Dulse (far left) is dried seaweed and yellowman (far right) is honeycomb toffee. They're a classic, though surprising, pairing at Ballycastle's Ould Lammas Fair.

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<strong>Lasagne and coleslaw:</strong> <em>Mamma mia! </em>Hot lasagne with a side order of creamy cool coleslaw? Don't knock it till you've tried it.

Lasagne and coleslaw: Mamma mia! Hot lasagne with a side order of creamy cool coleslaw? Don't knock it till you've tried it.

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<strong>Curry chip</strong>: Part of what makes a curry chip such a great comfort food is that the commercially produced sauce with have the same MSG-rich tang wherever you go.

Curry chip: Part of what makes a curry chip such a great comfort food is that the commercially produced sauce with have the same MSG-rich tang wherever you go.

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<strong>Supermacs:</strong> McDonald's brought two trademark cases against this Irish food chain. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-europe-49254551" target="_blank" target="_blank">It lost</a>.

Supermacs: McDonald's brought two trademark cases against this Irish food chain. It lost.

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<strong>Barry's Tea:</strong> Ireland's thirsty residents are the world's second biggest drinkers of tea per capita, just below Turkey and above the UK.

Barry's Tea: Ireland's thirsty residents are the world's second biggest drinkers of tea per capita, just below Turkey and above the UK.

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<strong>Shloer: </strong>The Irish aren't as boozy as you think. Shloer is the non-alcoholic drink of choice in many homes at Christmas time.

Shloer: The Irish aren't as boozy as you think. Shloer is the non-alcoholic drink of choice in many homes at Christmas time.

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<strong>Guinness: </strong>A "pint of plain" does, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2F33125-guinness-tastes-better-in-ireland.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">scientifically</a>, taste better on home turf. If you're a beer drinker, make sure you try it and other local stouts in one of the country's many wonderful pubs.

Guinness: A "pint of plain" does, scientifically, taste better on home turf. If you're a beer drinker, make sure you try it and other local stouts in one of the country's many wonderful pubs.

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<strong>Baileys: </strong>Here's a tasty tip: adding brandy to Baileys cuts through the liqueur's sweetness, creating a top-tier cocktail. Best stop after one, though, eh?

Baileys: Here's a tasty tip: adding brandy to Baileys cuts through the liqueur's sweetness, creating a top-tier cocktail. Best stop after one, though, eh?

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