IrishCentral’s top ten Irish food and drinks you’ve never heard of

Yeah, JohnJoe, the poitin entry is totally bizarre. I quote: "Made from a brew consisting mainly of barely, it has a distinctive dry and grainy flavor with a delicate aftertaste that becomes sweeter as it develops." The latter phrase is cut and pasted from a website that is discussing a commercially produced -- and utterly bogus -- version of the spirit. Poitin was, of course, traditionally made from anything that could be harvested cheaply -- often potatoes. It's usually disgusting and often hugely dangerous.

Very irresponsible to list poitin among the foods of Ireland. It is illegal and often dangerous. Criminals sometimes make batches of the stuff that contains chemicals that are lethal. People havd gone blind and have died from the after effects of the poison. There are some honest makers but it is safer to stick to the Jameson! I agree with the rest of the comments about the article. Where do they get off peddling nonse like this? It is insulting to readers and undermines the credibility of the organisation.

Ellen, Yellow Man is definitely a real thing in Ballycastle. But how it has become "Yall Man" I really can't tell. This article is beyond nonsense.

Kippers and mead are British foods, not Irish ones.

Bernie Malone, this story is rubbish.The only ones I never heard of was Yellow man and Kassler.If you look Kassler up you'll see it's definitely German, not Irish.

My Gran use to make porter cake,My mother use to take us picking fraughans,sloe and hazelnuts.All this may be new to Bernie but not us oldtimers.

I was born and raised in Belfast and used to holiday in Ballycastle. Believe me, it's called "yellow man".

Gin made from sloes is pretty good!

For an online paper, I found a few spelling errors. I once knew an elderly lady from the north, now passed on to her reward that called "yellow man" yalla man and I can well see where they got yalla from yellow. As a Texan it is like me saying ya'll for you all. Makes sense.

Where do I get in line for one of each?

Ah, Irish Central. Kippers are an English invention. Kassler is a German dish, which, in 47 years, I have never seen on an Irish menu. On an even more bizarre point, what the heck is "Yall Man"? I assume you mean "Yellow Man". It's called that because it's, ahem, yellow. Where did you drag up this nonsense?