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Full Irish breakfast

Blueberry pancakes may be delicious. No brunch menu may be complete without eggs Benedict but few meals in the world rival a full Irish breakfast. A full Irish breakfast consists of Irish bacon (rashers), sausage, fried eggs, fried tomato, home fried potatoes and black and white pudding. Rashers are thickly sliced pieces of bacon which contain a layer of fat around the meat. It is similar to Canadian bacon. Traditionally Irish bacon is taken from the back meat of a pig as opposed to the pork belly used in American bacon. Irish sausages tend to be thicker also than the average. Black and white pudding is made from blood and grain. No full Irish breakfast is complete without a pot of tea.

Irish biscuits

For the past generation Ireland has produced a wide selection of biscuits (cookies) to rival our foreign competitors. A cup of tea in Ireland goes hand in hand with a biscuit so for most people their cupboards are fully stocked with Ireland’s own.

Jacobs Jaffa cakes continue to be a popular choice. The sponge cakes contain an orange filling and are topped off with a milk chocolate coating.

Jacobs fig rolls have been an Irish family favorite for decades. The combination of fresh figs wrapped in pastry and baked with the secret Jacobs recipe makes them a stable Irish choice. McVities Milk Chocolate Hob Nobs are excellent for dipping in your tea. The famous Hob Nobs are milk chocolate covered oatmeal cookies.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal. Irish oatmeal has become an international favorite in recent years. Products such as McCann’s steel cut oatmeal now show up on breakfast menus worldwide. With its’ healthy reputation, Irish oatmeal has become a major export for Ireland.

Cadbury Roses

Cadbury Roes outsell frozen turkeys by 50% during the Christmas season. Originally started in Birmingham England, in Ireland the Cadbury factory has been a well known landmark in North Dublin.

The assortment of Irish chocolate includes a generous serving of individually wrapped chocolates with flavors including Cadbury Dairy milk, Tangy Orange Creme, Chocolate Bite and Caramel classic. Always a popular choice with tourists passing through Irish duty free, Roses are the perfect gift for all chocolate lovers!

Tayto Crisps

Potato chips as they are referred to around the world are commonly known as crisps in Ireland. The Tayto brand is famous for producing the world’s first cheese and onion crisp 1954. Despite a wide range of crisps available in Ireland, proving nothing beats the original Tayto has remained as Ireland’s number 1 crisp.

Their other signature flavors include Salt & Vinegar and Smokey Bacon. ‘Tayto’ is frequently used as a synonym for potato chips in Ireland. Another Irish classic there is nothing like a Tayto sandwich. A generous helping of crisps between two slices of buttered white bread. Decadent!

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