Waterford Market · Protected Bread Roll
Waterford Blaa
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The Waterford blaa has held EU Protected Geographical Indication status since 2013, the same kind of protection that covers products like Melton Mowbray pork pies.
A soft white roll, heavily dusted in flour with almost no crust, is baked fresh each morning and split for sandwiches — traditionally packed with sausages, rashers, or just butter. Waterford's bakeries and market stalls sell them warm, often selling out by mid-morning.
Why it's made this way: It's believed to descend from bread-making traditions brought by Huguenot settlers in Waterford city, and it's stayed a proudly local specialty found almost nowhere else in Ireland.
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