Perhaps our palettes are more refined.

One of Ireland’s leading bakeries has revealed a surprising difference in the tastes of its customers in Dublin and Cork.

Offbeat Donuts on French Church Street has revealed that customers in the capital seek out fruit flavours first. In Cork we’re weak for hazelnut, opting for Kinder Bueno and Nutella flavours before any other.

The brand opened its Cork store, the first outside of Dublin, in September 2022 and has produced a whopping 400,000 donuts here since.

In Cork, the most popular flavours are ‘Bueno Bueno’, ‘Happy Hippo’ and ‘Nutella’ all of which contain hazelnut and chocolate toppings or fillings.

In contrast, customers in Dublin are drawn towards ‘Offbeat Jam’, ‘Apple Crumble’ and ‘Cookies and Creme’ first.

Plant-based donuts are also increasingly popular in both locations, however, sales in Cork are increasing at a faster rate and now account for 15 per cent of all sales in Cork and 7% of sales in Dublin. Offbeat Donuts now offers three vegan flavours including Biscoff, chocolate cookie and chocolate ganache.

“We always wondered if there were any differences in the tastes between our customers in Cork and Dublin and now we know.” said Offbeat co-owner Sandra O’Casey.