Pork in Ireland such as Denny, Galtee, Roscrea and Shaw's remain today among the leading pork, bacon and sausage brands in Ireland. All are owed by Irish food company Kerry Group, which also owns the UK sausage brand Richmond. Richmond Irish sausages Have the largest number of sausages sold by any company in the UK. Denny's sausages receive a mention in James Joyce's "Ulysses". 'And a pound and a half of Denny's sausages…The ferreteyed porkbutcher folded the sausages he had snipped off with blotchy fingers, sausage pink' and the company also claims to have invented the skinless sausage in 1941. In 2008, the
Egg in the basket is sometimes used for this dish, though more commonly refers to sausages cooked in Yorkshire pudding batter. The dish is typically bread with an egg in the center and then cooked with a little butter or oil. It is commonly prepared by cutting a circular or square hole in the center of a piece of bread. The bread, sometimes buttered prior to cooking, is fried in a pan with butter, margarine, cooking oil, or other fat. When browned, the bread is flipped, and the egg is cracked into the "basket" cut into the toast. Alternatively, the egg may be dropped