Question: what food is ireland best known for?
Answer: Soda bread. Every family in Ireland has its own recipe for soda bread, hand-written on flour-crusted note paper and wedged in among the cookery books. ... 
Shellfish. ... 
Irish stew. ... 
Colcannon and champ. ... 
Boxty. ... 
Boiled bacon and cabbage. ... 
Smoked salmon. ... 
Black and white pudding.