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Record 1 2007-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions
DEF

An Irish and Scottish dish of cabbage and potatoes boiled and mashed together.

CONT

The town of Lunenburg is the focal point for any search of evidence for German heritage ... In our local restaurants Lunenburg sausage and Sauerkraut are traditional fare and old recipe books offer Kartoffelsuppe, Kohl Cannon and Dutch Mess (Dutch from Deutsch) ...

OBS

ORIGIN form COLE + perhaps CANNON (it is said that cannonballs were used to pound vegetables such as spinach).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
CONT

Colcannon. L'accompagnement traditionnel irlandais de tout plat de viande. [...] Mélanger ensemble la purée de pomme de terre et le chou ou la ciboule. Faire chauffer du lait avec une grosse noix de beurre, incorporer à la purée et battre pour obtenir une purée mousseuse et légère.

Spanish

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