Traditional Halloween Colcannon | CIE Tours (2024)
We love the traditions of Ireland, especially when it comes to the food! Colcannon is a hearty dish that has been eaten on Halloween night for years. Traditionally, a ring was hidden in the dish, and whoever was to find it would be likely to marry in the upcoming year! Colcannon was even paired with a little poem:
Did you ever eat Colcannon, made from lovely pickled cream? With the greens and scallions mingled like a picture in a dream? Did you ever make a hole on top to hold the melting flake Of the creamy, flavored butter that your mother used to make
Did you ever eat and eat, afraid You’d let the ring go past, And like some old married ‘sprissman’ Would get it at the last?
2 lbs of potatoes (we recommend russets or Yukon gold) 8 oz (1 bunch) of kale or curly cabbage 3 scallions 1 leek 1 package bacon Half a pint of heavy cream 2.5 ounces of butter Salt and pepper to taste
How to:
Step 1: Boil, drain and mash the potatoes.
Step 2: Dice up and cook the bacon, separating from the bacon grease.
Step 3. Cut up and saute the leek, scallions and kale (until wilted.) Cook in a bit of the bacon grease for extra flavor.
Step 4. Mix together mashed potatoes, vegetables, bacon, heavy cream and butter. Add in salt and pepper to taste.
Step 5. Enjoy with friends, family, ghosts and goblins!
Colcannon is a hearty dish that has been eaten on Halloween night for years. Traditionally, a ring was hidden in the dish, and whoever was to find it would be likely to marry in the upcoming year! Colcannon was even paired with a little poem: Did you ever eat Colcannon, made from lovely pickled cream?
Colcannon is a traditional Irish dinner made of potato, curly kale, and onion, often eaten as a customary dinner on Halloween. The best part of colcannon is searching for the coins cooked in the feast. Clean coins wrapped in baking paper are placed in the potato for children to find.
According to Irish folklore, Halloween can be traced back to the ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain. The old Irish for 'summer's end', Samhain marked the end of the harvest season and the start of the New Year. The Púca Festival town of Athboy is an important hub of Halloween tradition.
Turnips, apples and apple cider, mulled wines, gourds, nuts, beef, pork, poultry, ale – the Samhain recipes concocted from the harvest brought the community together as work halted, feasting started and the Celts ate the fruits of their labour, told stories and tried to predict their fortunes in the future.
What is the difference between Colcannon and Champ? Both Irish dishes, Champ is mashed potatoes with chopped spring onions (scallions) and milk.Colcannon is Champ with the addition of cabbage and sometimes some herbs.
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