TO THE WORLD, some of our foods appear to be confusing and upsetting in equal measure.

There are some things they just can’t get their head around:

1. Like the very concept of curry cheese chips

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Grated cheese on top. It naturally confuses people.

2. And the fact that we make sandwiches from the same ingredients

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3. Our unique phrasing for meal times is perplexing

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4. The fact that coddle exists

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If you haven’t heard of it, well…

5. Coleslaw as an all-purpose sandwich filler

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It goes with EVERYTHING.

6. How Ireland’s basic flavour of crisps is cheese & onion

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The flavour is elswhere, of course, but nowhere is it the default crisp setting.

7. And the fact that crisp sandwiches are a universally-loved meal

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8. The 3 in 1 has intrigued so many in 2015

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Back in August, Buzzfeed wrote an article about this new “secret way of eating curry.”

They were talking about the 3 in 1. And it really confused them that you can get rice AND chips in there. It’s a classic here.

9. As has the humble black pudding

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Everyone in the US was seriously confused as to what it could be.

10. Our national love for garlic sauce

We’ll have it on/beside everything, please.

11. Dolloping an absolute load of butter on to potatoes before eating them is also a necessity that confounds many

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We wouldn’t have it any other way.

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