CLONAKILTY black pudding is in but Dublin Bay prawns are out. Wicklow lamb will probably make it but there is doubt about Galway oysters.
No, its not tomorrow's dinner menu but a special EU list which is currently being compiled to protect regional and speciality food products.
For instance, Clonakilty black pudding will make the list because it is the product of a particular geographical region.
But, according to Ms Maura Nolan of the Department of Agriculture and Food, whose job it is to vet the Irish applications, Dublin Bay prawns are out.
"Dublin Bay prawns are a generic product. They are not specifically caught in the bay but come from all along the east coast", she said yesterday.
However, Ms Nolan, who is also a member of the Irish Food Board, said Wicklow lamb will make the list because of the quality of the heathers in Wicklow.
Connemara lamb will probably also qualify but there was a doubt about Galway Bay oysters.
There is a huge list of products to be examined and graded including, for instance, Dublin coddle. It may or may not get EU approval but Cork's drisheen is likely to be listed.
That recognition, according to Mr Francois Vital of the Agriculture Directorate of the EU, will be in the form of orders known as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).
He said that a special ham from pigs fed on acorns in a certain region of Spain is a classic example of a product which will get its PDO.
There have been applications for PDOs to register Stilton cheese in the UK, butter from the Ardennes in Belgium, Laguiole cheese in France and Kalamata olives in Greece.
Under the second system of designation, PGI, a link must be established between a location and at least one of the stages of production, processing and preparation.
He cited the example of requests for registration of Navarre asparagus in Spain, jambon d'Ardenne ham in Belgium, Cretan biscuits in Greece and Lubeckler marzipan confectionery in Germany.
The EU is also bringing in a third system of registration, a Certificate of Specific Character (TSG) with a European logo.
In Ireland, soda breads, boxty and some fish products might benefit from the designation.
The EU says the classification will help promote regional foods, give legal protection against misuse of product name and will inform the consumer.