9 other Irish delicacies that we demand be named as ‘superfoods’

The humble Irish fry is making headlines today with the news that black pudding is set to become one of 2016's biggest superfoods.

Yup, it joins the ranks of quinoa, kale, chia and goji berries as one of those on-trend, super-healthy foods that nutritionists rave about.

Of course, for us Irish, black pudding is hardly 'on-trend' – we've been serving it up next to fried eggs and rashers for years. But if the breakfast favourite can get the unlikely honour of being named a 'superfood,' surely some of our other oh-so Irish guilty pleasures are next on the list?

While you whip up your first black pudding, blueberry and quinoa sandwich of the year, take a look at our predictions for the next big superfood…

1. A Waterford blaa
Like all good superfoods, a blaa has that air of mystery about it. Why are they unique to Waterford? Why are they called blaas? Is the hard or soft version better? So many questions.

 

2. Tayto crisps
Take a potato, slice it, fry it in sunflower oil, add a few drops of magical morning dew from an Irish forest, and you get… Tayto. Or something like that.

 

3. Guinness
Well, according to the old ads, Guinness is good for you. But is it SUPER for you? That remains to be seen.

 

4. A Butler's Hot Chocolate
Pure decadence. If hot chocolate melted into milk isn't downright super we don't know what is.

 

5. White pudding
How come black pudding gets all the attention, eh?

 

6. Barry's Tea
We challenge ANYONE to say they don't feel at one with the world after a good cup of Barry's.

 

7. Homemade scones
With butter. Or jam. #blessed #cleaneats 

 

8. Madeira cake
Dessert? Ha. This stuff is so good it could be a meal all by itself.

 

9. The long-lost jelly star from Afternoon Tea biscuits
A good superfood should be obscure and hard to track down. Enter the urban legend that is the jelly star.