DUBLIN LOVES BAGGED SALAD, Wexford is mad for mayonnaise, and Carlow just can’t get enough detergent.

Tesco has released a list of the items that appear on shopping lists more frequently in certain areas of Ireland.

Like a previous survey by the chain, in which Dublin’s favourite vegetable was found to be kale, the capital had a taste for fancy items, like chilled and bagged salad.

Others had more simple interests, such as Mayo’s above-average fondness for root vegetables and Clare’s interest in butter.

Others were more unexpected. Laois and Tipperary must have high concentrations of babies and pets respectively, with food for both being popular.

Longford buys more deodorant than any other county. No comment.

Here’s the full list:

• Carlow: Detergent. Crisps and nuts.
• Cavan: Breakfast meats; sausage, pudding and bacon. Frozen vegetables
• Clare: Butter.
• Cork: Bakery bread i.e. baguettes
• Donegal: Berries. Probiotic drinks
• Dublin: Bagged salad. Chilled salad (avocados, beetroot, radish, spring onions). Eggs. Cheese.
• Galway: Wholefoods (nuts and dried fruit). Prepared veg.
• Kerry: Chilled juices drink (orange juice).
• Kildare: Overindex for fresh beef.
• Leitrim: Bread (sliced pan).
• Laois: Baby Food.
• Limerick: Overindex for fresh pork and soft drinks.
• Longford: Deodorant.
• Louth: Dry staples; rice, cous cous, noodles and pasta. Salt and pepper.
• Mayo: Root vegetables.
• Meath: Coleslaw.
• Monaghan: Breakfast cereals.
• Offaly: Fabric conditioner.
• Roscommon: Milk & cream. Soup.
• Sligo: Fresh meat – lamb. Fresh meat – pork. Garlic
• Tipperary: Pet food
• Waterford: Ice cream. Cooking sauces i.e. Bolognese, gravy granules
• Westmeath: Overindex for milk and cream.
• Wexford: Mayonnaise, Tomato sauce and Brown sauce
• Wicklow: Chicken.

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