The Irish breakfast dish that is a potato pancake made with grated potato and flour is boxty.
Traditional boxty combines finely grated raw potato with mashed potato and flour, often adding buttermilk or another liquid to form a batter or dough. It is cooked on a griddle or pan, producing a browned potato cake with a distinctive texture. Recipes vary by region and household.
Boxty is especially associated with the northern midlands of Ireland, including counties such as Cavan, Fermanagh, and Leitrim. It has long been linked with rural Irish cooking because potatoes were inexpensive, filling, and widely available. The dish can be served at breakfast or as part of another meal.
Boxty is sometimes confused with colcannon, but the two foods are different. Colcannon is mashed potato mixed with cabbage or kale, while boxty is cooked as a pancake or dumpling using grated potato and flour. A well-known Irish rhyme begins, “Boxty on the griddle.”