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 A slice of boxty served as part of Irish breakfast | |
| Alternative names | Poundy, poundies |
|---|---|
| Type | Potato pancake |
| Place of origin | Ireland |
| Main ingredients | Potatoes, flour |
Boxty (Irish: bacstaí or Irish: steaimpí) is a traditional Irish potato pancake. The dish is mostly associated with the north midlands, north Connacht and southern Ulster, in particular the counties of Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Fermanagh, Longford, and Cavan. There are many recipes but all contain finely grated, raw potatoes and all are served fried.
The most popular version of the dish consists of finely grated raw potato and flour. The grated potato may be strained to remove most of the starch and water but this is not necessary. The mixture is fried on a griddle pan for a few minutes on each side, similar to a normal pancake. The most noticeable difference between boxty and other fried potato dishes is its smooth, fine-grained consistency.
An old Irish rhyme is: "Boxty on the griddle; boxty on the pan. If you can't make boxty, you'll never get a man!"[1]
As the interest in Irish cuisine has increased, so the popularity of boxty has risen. It is not unusual to see boxty on the menus of restaurants outside the areas with which it is traditionally associated. Boxty may be bought in shops and supermarkets either in the dumpling form or ready-cooked as pancakes.[2]
- ^ "A Brief History of Boxty, Ireland's Potato Pancake". theculturetrip.com. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Boxty that is made in Leitrim is to be sold in one of the country's biggest supermarket chains here". Shannonside. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-02-27.