Potato forms an important part of Irish cuisine. The Irish were the first to use potato as their staple food. Most traditional Irish dishes like Colcannon make use of potato. Traditional Irish breads include soda bread, wheaten bread, soda farls and blaa.

Irish whisky and ale are very popular. Guinness is usually served with meals. Irish coffee, a concoction of coffee and Irish whisky topped with Irish cream, is very popular here as well as world wide.