This Christmas, bring real flavour, real provenance and a healthier approach to your festive meals. Our new rashers — made without added nitrites — deliver the same beloved taste of Irish-rashers you know, but with an extra focus on natural goodness, supporting Irish farming families and reducing food-miles.
What makes them different?
For decades, nitrites have been used in bacon and rashers to help with colour, preservation and freshness. But today you can choose something better: rashers made without nitrites, instead using fruit and spice extracts that act naturally to maintain colour and freshness — and still deliver that crispy, savoury, satisfying rasher experience. Truly Irish Country Foods
Plus, when you buy Truly Irish, you’re supporting local farmers and Irish jobs — trusted provenance you can feel good about. Truly Irish Country Foods
Why choose Rashers Made Without Nitrites this Christmas?
- Better-for-you option: All the taste, none of the compromise.
- Festive flexibility: Whether it’s breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, these rashers work wherever you want to include them.
- Local heritage: Irish farms, Irish processing, kept close to home = low food miles, fresh flavour, stronger communities.
- Versatility: Beyond just the Christmas fry — these rashers can star in your festive sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, one-pan dinners or entertaining canapés.
Christmas Recipe Ideas Featuring Rashers Made Without Nitrites
Here are some festive recipe inspirations where our rashers can shine — feel free to adapt and make them your own!
1. The Ultimate Christmas Morning Rasher Fry
Start Christmas Day with a proper Irish fry-up: rashers made without nitrites sizzled until golden and crisp, alongside sausages, black & white pudding, sautéed mushrooms, roast vine-tomatoes and golden brown potatoes. A warming start, proudly local, and naturally better.
2. Festive Rasher, Cranberry & Brie Toastie
Upgrade your festive lunch or snack: take warm crusty bread, layer in crispy rashers, slices of creamy brie, a smear of cranberry sauce and baby spinach. Grill until gooey and golden. The rashers made without nitrites bring full flavour; the cranberry gives that Christmas twist.
3. Winter Warmer Soup with Rashers & Root Vegetables
On a chilly December evening, treat yourself to a hearty soup: rich stock, diced root-veg (carrots, parsnips, potatoes), chunks of rashers made without nitrites and a swirl of cream. Serve with crusty bread and you have comfort on a plate — still local and still purposeful.
4. Rasher, Sage & Apple One-Pan Roast
For a festive but fuss-free dinner: roast apples, sage leaves, pancetta/rashers made without nitrites and maybe some small potatoes in one tray. The sweet apples and sage pair beautifully with the savoury crisp of the rashers. Throw in some Brussels sprouts or roasted parsnips to complete the seasonal plate.
5. Party Canapé: Mini Rasher & Goats’ Cheese Bites
For Christmas entertaining: use bite-sized rounds of toasted sourdough, layer a smear of goats’ cheese, top with a crisp piece of rasher made without nitrites and a small leaf of fresh sage or chive. Festive, delicious and excellent for sharing with friends and family.
Ready to Go Local & Great-Tasting
This Christmas, when you pick up our Rashers Made Without Nitrites, you’re choosing flavour, provenance and peace of mind. Perfect for the Christmas table, brunches, treats or entertaining. Because local food doesn’t just taste better — it means better.
Head to the store, find your pack of Truly Irish Rashers Made Without Nitrites, and bring home a Christmas that’s full of flavour and full of heart.
