Editing Offal (section)

===Ireland===
{{see also|Irish cuisine}}
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the poor in Ireland ate offal as they could not afford the more prized cuts; [[black pudding]], [[pig's feet]], lamb [[Liver (food)|liver]], lamb and veal [[kidney (food)|kidney]] and [[sweetbreads]] were all popular.<ref>Andrews, C. (2009). The Country Cooking of Ireland. United States: Chronicle Books.</ref> In the late 18th century, Dublin saw rioting when local butchers began to export offcuts of beef, instead of selling them locally.<ref>Hickey, M. (2018). ''Ireland’s Green Larder: The Definitive History of Irish Food and Drink''. United Kingdom: Unbound.</ref>

A famous fictional consumer of offal is [[Leopold Bloom]] of [[James Joyce]]'s novel [[Ulysses (novel)|''Ulysses'']] (published 1922, set in 1904 [[Dublin]]):

{{blockquote|Mr. Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls. He liked thick [[giblet]] soup, nutty [[gizzard]]s, a stuffed roast heart, liver slices fried with crustcrumbs, fried [[Atlantic cod|hencod]]'s [[roe]]s. Most of all he liked grilled mutton kidneys which gave to his palate a fine tang of faintly scented urine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/usa/about-us/ambassador/ambassadors-blog/blog/ulysses-blog-by-ambassador-mulhall-episode-4-calypso.html|title=Blog - Ulysses Blog by Ambassador Mulhall, Episode 4, Calypso - Department of Foreign Affairs|website=www.dfa.ie}}</ref>|''Ulysses'' episode 4, "Calypso"}}

Ireland exports large amounts of offal (€134 million in 2022),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/e2-65-billion-worth-of-irish-beef-and-offal-exported-in-2022/|title=€2.65 billion worth of Irish beef and offal exported in 2022|first=Breifne|last=O'Brien|date=January 11, 2023|website=Agriland.ie}}</ref> with Irish beef [[tongue meat|tongue]] being popular in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farmersjournal.ie/agribusiness/news/hide-and-offal-adding-more-value-to-beef-724417|title=Hide and offal adding more value to beef|website=www.farmersjournal.ie}}</ref>

Offal consumption has risen in recent years as there is growing awareness of the nutritional benefits, including from fitness [[influencer]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/food/2023/0516/1383916-why-is-offal-on-the-rise-among-shoppers/|title=Why is offal on the rise among shoppers?|first=More from RTÉ|last=Radio 1|date=May 16, 2023|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/fitness-influencers-ireland-lift-demand-offal-bear-grylls-wqg5hh9wb|title=Fitness influencers in Ireland lift demand for offal|first=Louise|last=Walsh|date=June 10, 2023|website=www.thetimes.com}}</ref>