Sneem Black Pudding

Sneem black pudding is a traditional, firm, deep red-brown blood pudding made only in the village of Sneem, located in the Iveragh Peninsula in South Kerry, in southwest Ireland. Made with beef suet, onions, oat flakes, spices, and fresh blood collected from local pigs, lambs, and cows, Sneem black pudding is baked in trays instead of being boiled, as black puddings usually are. The area has a long tradition of home-based black pudding production. They were traditionally made by women, and almost every household had at least one or two animals for their own purposes. Nowadays, the situation has changed, and there are only two producers in the village who still use fresh blood to make the pudding. Sneem black pudding is best enjoyed cut into 10mm thick slices which are traditionally baked, grilled, or fried as part of the traditional Kerry cooked breakfast.