7 Traditional Irish Foods to br Try This St. Patrick's Day 1. Soda Bread This bread gets its name from the br baking soda that is used as a leavening agent. 2. Bangers and Mash This dish is comprised of sausage and br mashed potatoes, often served with gravy. 3. Coddle Coddle is made by cooking leftover meat br (usually sausage), vegetables and br potatoes into a stew. 4. Shepherd's Pie Ground lamb and vegetables are br smothered with mashed potatoes and br baked to perfection in this classic Irish dish. 5. Colcannon This popular side dish is a mixture of br potatoes with either cabbage or kale. 6. Irish Stew This stew is made with lamb, potatoes, br onions and root vegetables. 7. Boxty This dish is similar to a potato pancake, combining br grated and mashed potatoes into a delightful patty.