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Meet the Irish potato that’s actually candy

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17.03.2026

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Meet the Irish potato that’s actually candy

This candy looks like a potato, tastes like coconut and rarely travels far from Philadelphia

Published March 17, 2026 12:00PM (EDT)

In most places, “Irish potatoes” means exactly what you think: starchy, dirt-covered tubers. In Philadelphia, it means something else entirely — a sweet, sugary confection that looks like a tiny potato but tastes like a coconut-cream dream.

If you grew up around Philly, you probably know them well. If you didn’t, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of them — a cultural divide I didn’t fully understand until I left home.

For me, Irish potatoes were a sure sign that spring — and St. Patrick’s Day — had arrived. As a kid wandering the grocery store........

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