Irish breads

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Irish breads : the must-haves

Irish soda bread

4.10/5 (460 votes)

Irish breads Irish breakfast

Soda Farl

A surprising bread made with sodium bircarbonate. Most commonly eaten in Northern Ireland with an Ulster Fry!

3.44/5 (34 votes)

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Brown bread

A brown bread made from flour, baking soda and molasses... the perfect accompaniment to an Irish stew!

4.03/5 (30 votes)

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Wheaten bread

A typical Irish bread, made with black treacle, honey and oat flakes.

3.59/5 (27 votes)

Irish breads Irish starters

Garlic bread

Nothing beats bread rubbed with garlic and oil! It's a dish that the Irish eat regularly as an aperitif!

4.24/5 (25 votes)

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Guinness bread

A must for Irish cuisine! The perfect accompaniment to an irish stew or artisanal smoked salmon!

3.42/5 (24 votes)

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The potato farl

Potato bread! Original and light on the palate!

3.63/5 (19 votes)

Easter in Ireland

The hot cross bun

A bread with raisins and spices, usually eaten by the Irish every Good Friday.

3.78/5 (18 votes)

Saint Patrick's Day

Irish bannock

A bread that looks very much like a scone, but with a tighter crumb.

3.79/5 (14 votes)

Far from the French baguette, Ireland has its own varieties of bread, ideal for accompanying a meal, making a sandwich, starting an Irish breakfast, or saucing a dish… Try it: you might be surprised by the quality of Irish bakery and its inimitable savoir-faire!

Quality bread!

Local ingredients that give bread a real taste!

In Ireland, we love bread, and we eat it every day! That’s why you’ll find so many varieties of traditional local bread! And it has to be said that the Irish are quite imaginative when it comes to their recipes!

You’ll discover breads with Guinness, bicarbonate of soda, raisins…etc. Not to mention brioche and other garlic breads!