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A blaa /blɑː/, or Waterford Blaa, is a doughy, white bread bun (roll) speciality, particularly associated with Waterford, Ireland.cite-ref-1[1] It is currently made in Waterford and South County Kilkenny.cite-ref-2[2]cite-ref-auto-3-0[3]cite-ref-4[4]

Blaas are sold in two varieties: "soft" and "crusty".cite-ref-5[5]cite-ref-bbc-6-0[6] Soft blaas are slightly sweet, malt flavour, light but firm in texture and melt in the mouth. Crusty blaas are crunchy at first bite, then chewy with a subtle malt taste and a pleasing bitter aftertaste from the well cooked, dark crust.cite-ref-auto-3-1[3]

Eaten mainly at breakfast with butter,cite-ref-bbc-6-1[6] they are also eaten at other times of the day with a wide variety of fillings (including a type of luncheon meat often referred to as "red lead"cite-ref-bbc-6-2[6]). The breakfast blaa (egg, bacon rasher and sausage) is more common than the breakfast roll in Waterford.

A combined 12,000 blaas are sold each daycite-ref-7[7] by the four remaining bakeries producing blaas:cite-ref-8[8] Walsh's Bakehouse,cite-ref-9[9] Kilmacow Bakery, Barron's Bakery & Coffee Housecite-ref-10[10] and Hickey's Bakery.cite-ref-11[11] Of the four remaining bakeries, only two remain in Waterford City.cite-ref-bbc-6-3[6] Blaas quickly lose their freshness and are best consumed within a few hours of purchase.cite-ref-bbc-6-4[6]

Some sources report that the blaa was introduced to Waterford at the end of the 17th century by the Huguenots.cite-ref-auto-3-2[3]cite-ref-bbc-6-5[6]cite-ref-12[12] This theory is disputed because although white flour existed in the 17th century,cite-ref-bbc-6-6[6]cite-ref-13[13] it was not widely used until mass production of the industrial revolution.

Blaas are sometimes confused with a similar bun known as a bap; however, blaas are square in shape, softer, and doughier, and are most notably identified by the white flour shaken over them before the baking process.cite-ref-14[14]

On 19 November 2013, the Waterford blaa was awarded Protected Geographical Indication status by the European Commission.cite-ref-15[15]

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cite-note-11. ↑ Healy, Alison. "Waterford’s blaa roll bakers honoured in awards" Archived 9 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Irish Times, Tuesday 18 November 2008.

cite-note-22. ↑ citerefpixel-industrypixel-industry. "Waterford Blaa - Homepage". Waterfordblaa.ie. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

cite-note-auto-33. ↑ "Waterford Blaa Specification" (PDF). Agriculture.gov.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

cite-note-44. ↑ "Official Journal of the European Union". Official Journal of the European Union.

cite-note-55. ↑ "Our Blaa - Hickey's Bakery". Hickeysbakery.ie. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

cite-note-bbc-66. ↑ citerefruggeri2018Ruggeri, Amanda (6 February 2018). "The bread that changed how the Irish eat breakfast". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

cite-note-77. ↑ "The Waterford Blaa" (PDF). Ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

cite-note-88. ↑ "Corned Beef, Guinness And ... Blaa? The Irish Bread You Never Knew About". Npr.org. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

cite-note-99. ↑ "Walsh's Bakehouse Waterford: Traditional Bakery & Home of the Waterford Blaa". Walsh’s Bakehouse. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

cite-note-1010. ↑ "Barron's Bakery & Coffee Shop, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Ireland". Barronsbakery.ie. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

cite-note-1111. ↑ "Welcome to Hickey's Bakery - Hickey's Bakery". Hickey's Bakery. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

cite-note-1212. ↑ "Traditional Waterford Food". discoverwaterfordcity.ie. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010.

cite-note-1313. ↑ "Industrial Revolution". Kaslo Sourdough Bakery. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

cite-note-1414. ↑ "Blaa blaa blaa: Waterford bap considered for EU protected status", Thejournal.ie, 8 September 2011.

cite-note-1515. ↑ "Waterford blaa awarded special status by EU". The Irish Times. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

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