8 "Irish" Foods That No One Eats in Ireland
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Ireland is known for its sweeping, verdant vistas, its whimsical legends and myths, its beers and spirits, and its proudly independent history. What the Emerald Isle is not as famous for is food—whereas France, Mexico, Japan, Italy, and many other nations boast cuisines that are renowned the world over, Irish food is rarely singled out for celebration.
This is not to say there aren't some great traditional Irish dishes, such as Irish stew, soda bread, or boxty, to name a few, according to BBC Good Food. (Boxty is a fried potato pancake, in case you were wondering, that pairs well with just about everything.) It's just that, food from Ireland doesn't have many standout dishes, despite having lots of comforting crowd-pleasers.
What Ireland also doesn't have are the foods featured here today, none of which are common in the country, contrary to popular misconception. One reason these "Irish" foods are not eaten in Ireland? There are six times more people of Irish descent in America than in Ireland.
Corned beef and cabbage
Bacon and cabbage? Oh indeed, that's a popular and traditional dish that has been enjoyed in Ireland for years. But corned beef and cabbage, that most "Irish" of meals always enjoyed on Saint Patrick's Day? That's American, according to The New York Times, it comes from Irish expats substituting the readily available and more affordable corned beef. Part of the reason beef was so much more available and lower-priced was thanks to another immigrant community: Jewish Americans.
Irish chili
If you Google the words "Irish Chili" you will get tens of millions of results in a matter of seconds, with hundreds of those being recipes. What you won't find, though, among all the recipes ranging from things like Vegan Irish Chili to Irish Chili Nachos, says Yummly, is any recipe for an Irish chili that's actually a traditional Irish dish, because no such dish exists.
Irish coffee
The Irish coffee you find in Ireland is so little like the stuff you find stateside that it's almost inaccurate to compare the two. For starters, according to Weaver's Coffee and Tea, true Irish coffee is made with sugar, strong coffee, heavy cream, and whiskey, never with a creamy liqueur, and absolutely never with whipped cream, chocolate, or any such thing. And second, you really won't find much Irish coffee in Ireland anyway beyond pubs and restaurants heavily catering to tourists, according to Matador. Read More...
