Ireland eat of potatoes a week. Consequently, dishes that are considered as national dishes represent a fundamental unsophistication to cooking, such as the Irish stew, bacon and cabbage, boxty, a type of potato pancake, or colcannon, a dish of mashed potatoes and kale or cabbage. Since the last quarter of the 20th century, with a re-emergence of wealth in Ireland, a "New Irish Cuisine" based on traditional ingredients incorporating international influences has emerged. This cuisine is based on fresh vegetables, fish (especially salmon, trout, oysters, mussels and other shellfish), as well as traditional soda breads and the wide range of hand-made
Potato salad potato salad include cubed boiled potatoes; mayonnaise, yogurt, or sour cream, yellow mustard and/or dry mustard powder, black pepper, salt, celery seed, sugar, dill, pickles (pickled cucumber), chives, red or white onion, green or red bell pepper, celery, and sometimes chopped hard-boiled eggs. Vegetable ingredients (not including the potatoes) are diced or chopped and incorporated raw. The salad might be topped with paprika and chives, and is generally served cold. Potato salad Potato salad is a dish made from boiled potatoes and a variety of other ingredients. It is generally considered a side dish, as it usually accompanies the main