NOW, LISTEN, DON’T get us wrong.

We absolutely love the cooked breakfast and what it’s all about. Eggs, sausages, rashers, pudding – lay it all on us, any which way out of the pan, with whatever you’re having yourself.

Look. We’re aware that messing around with a bona fide Irish classic simply reeks of #notions, but let’s face it: these uses of black pudding look amazing.

Black pudding…

…In a lasagne

This recipe uses Morcilla (which is a Spanish black pudding), but you could just as easily lash some of Clonakilty’s finest into the mix here.

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…Made into breakfast burgers

This is the ULTIMATE breakfast burger. Mix in black pudding with the mince and serve with bacon and an egg on top.

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…Getting involved in a rosti

The potato and black pudding, together at last. Perfect as a side for a massive breakfast. Or actually pretty much any time. I mean LOOK AT IT.

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…Mixed into a salad

Black pudding is an incredible addition to a salad. There’s an abundance of leafy green recipes out there listing it as an ingredient. Bacon, croutons, ham hock… It has so many ideal salad bedfellows.

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…In tacos

Forget your huevos rancheros. There’s a new Mexican breakfast in town. (These tacos include egg as well, for the more adventurous.)

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…As fancy scotch eggs

Just think about it for a second. Amazing, right?

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