What is Colcannon in Ireland?

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asked Aug 2 in Other-Food Drink by Mcgee222 (920 points)
What is Colcannon in Ireland?

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answered Aug 2 by 12iroanges (43,650 points)
Colcannon in Ireland is a traditional Irish dish that is basically a creamy blend of some mashed potatoes as well as cabbage or kale and often contains some butter and green onions.

Colcannon is a flavorful and comforting dish and is also sometimes eaten and served with some other ingredients like bacon or even ham and it's also particularly associated with Halloween celebrations in Ireland, in which trinkets are also sometimes hidden within it for fortune telling purposes.

A uniquely Irish food is blood sausage also called Drisheen.

Other uniquely Irish foods are blaa, "soft white roll", black and white pudding, "sausages and even Tayto cheese and onion crisps.

Dishes like bacon and cabbage are also popular and traditionally Irish.

Ireland's most famous food is Irish stew also called Stobach Gaelach.

Irish stew is a slow simmered mix of lamb, potatoes, carrots and onions, creating a rich, herb infused broth.

It has deep satisfying flavors that make it a favorite at Irish festivals and St. Patrick's Day feasts.

Blood sausage that is popular in Ireland is also called black pudding or blood pudding and even boudin noir.

The blood sausage is a type of sausage that is made primarily from blood and is typically pork that is mixed with a filler like grains, "oatmeal", barley and rice, fat and seasonings and is globally recognized food with regional variations and while some people find the blood sausage off putting it's a good source of protein and iron.

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