Boxty - potato bread

BOXTY - Not a Kilkenny Tradition, but made with Kilkenny Flour.

Three different types of Boxty

Boxty is a potato bread, made with wheat flour and potatoes. Traditionally cooked on a griddle or pan over an open fire, particularly in counties like Leitrim and Longford. The Boxty in this photo is interesting, although all three types are made with Mosse's flour from County Kilkenny, they vary greatly from a pancake version to a loaf-like one.

Potato breads and cakes are thought of as typically Irish food, however, it should be remembered that few potatoes were eaten in Ireland, prior to the eighteenth century.

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