Boxty is a versatile potato cake of Irish origin, a sort of cross between a pancake and a flatbread that's served with anything from fry-ups to fruit - but what's the best way to make them? These potato cakes, known in Irish as bacstaí (derived from either bácús, meaning bakery, or arán bocht tí, or bread of the poorhouse - no one seems quite sure), are particularly popular in the north-west of the country, where they take a variety of forms, from griddled pancakes to baked wedges of bread....
Boxty is a versatile potato cake of Irish origin, a sort of cross between a pancake and a flatbread that's served with anything from fry-ups to fruit - but what's the best way to make them? These potato cakes, known in Irish as bacstaí (derived from either bácús, meaning bakery, or arán bocht tí, or bread of the poorhouse - no one seems quite sure), are particularly popular in the north-west of the country, where they take a variety of forms, from griddled pancakes to baked wedges of bread....
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