A new study carried out by Oxfam, the international charity, has found that the potato is the most popular food stuff in Ireland. Ireland bucks the trend - with pasta being the most popular food stuff in most of the rest of the world.
The survey found that Ireland consumes the lowest amount of pasta internationally out of the 47 countries involved.
Data from the Association of Pasta Manufacturers of the European Union (UNAFPA) shows that on average and Irish person eats about one kilogram of pasta every year. However in Italy the average person eats 28 kilograms per year. In the US people eat an average of nine kilograms.
In Ireland the humble spud remains the number one carbohydrate. In fact the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance found that potato is a main part of the Irish diet. The potato is eaten by over 93 percent of the adult population regardless of age or gender.
Potatoes are the most popular food in Ireland
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