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The Tastes of Home

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Jan 17, 2023
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And you don’t miss your favourite Irish foods, ’til that moment when you order a cup of tea in Berlin, or tear open a bag of crisps in Warsaw, and what follows is both a disappointing experience, and a reminder of the tastes of home you left back home. Food is the thread that ties our memory to home, wherever we may be. 

We polled a bunch of Irish 20-som…

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