Pasta likely to be national dish, research shows

IRELAND’S national dish is more likely to be pasta rather than corned beef and cabbage, research has revealed.

It found about 20% of people cook pasta regularly and there is a one-in-five chance it will be served at a dinner party. Steak and stir fries are also popular meals, with more than 10% of people saying they often cooked these two dishes. The research also confirmed that Ireland is a nation of meat eaters with a mere 0.3% regularly cooking vegetarian meals.

One in 10 people admitted they were awful cooks, 25% believed they were good cooks, while more than a third classed themselves as mediocre.