This is a list of dishes found in Ireland.
Irish cuisine is a style of cooking originating from Ireland, developed or adapted by
Irish people
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has bee ...
. It evolved from centuries of social and political change, and in the 20th and 21st century has more international influences. The
cuisine takes its influence from the crops grown and animals farmed in its
temperate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout ...
climate. The introduction of the
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Uni ...
in the second half of the 16th century heavily influenced Ireland's cuisine thereafter and, as a result, is often closely associated with Ireland. Representative Irish dishes include
Irish stew,
bacon and cabbage,
boxty
Boxty ( ir, bacstaí) is a traditional Irish potato pancake. The dish is mostly associated with the north midlands, north Connacht and southern Ulster, in particular the counties of Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Donegal, Fermanagh, Longford, and Cavan ...
,
coddle, and
colcannon.
Irish dishes
See also
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List of restaurant chains in Ireland
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Pork in Ireland
References
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Lists of foods by nationality
Dishes