colcannon
noun
col·can·non
käl-ˈka-nən 
: potatoes and cabbage boiled and mashed together with butter and seasoning
Examples of colcannon in a Sentence
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The holiday is an opportunity to discover traditional dishes like colcannon and boxty.
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Liam Stack, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Turnip Colcannon This lighter twist on colcannon features turnips rather than potatoes.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The British chef, 63, was explaining the steps on how to make brown butter colcannon when the interesting pronunciation slipped from her mouth.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
Eating colcannon on Halloween, however, is traditional.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
Menu: soda bread with Irish whiskey butter and fried cabbage and rashers; pork bangers and Irish colcannon with red onion gravy and blarney stones and Irish bananas.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022
Goshen’s farm-to-table favorite will feature corned beef made in-house, served with traditional Irish colcannon for St. Patrick’s Day.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022
Come Halloween, per Irish custom, the restaurant will slip wrapped coins into its colcannon.
—Washington Post, 21 May 2021
Guests can choose corned beef and cabbage, fish cakes with colcannon or vegetarian shepherd’s pie for their entrée and Irish apple cake or a Guinness chocolate cupcake for dessert.
—Carol Kovach, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2021
Liam Stack, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Turnip Colcannon This lighter twist on colcannon features turnips rather than potatoes.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The British chef, 63, was explaining the steps on how to make brown butter colcannon when the interesting pronunciation slipped from her mouth.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
Eating colcannon on Halloween, however, is traditional.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
Menu: soda bread with Irish whiskey butter and fried cabbage and rashers; pork bangers and Irish colcannon with red onion gravy and blarney stones and Irish bananas.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022
Goshen’s farm-to-table favorite will feature corned beef made in-house, served with traditional Irish colcannon for St. Patrick’s Day.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022
Come Halloween, per Irish custom, the restaurant will slip wrapped coins into its colcannon.
—Washington Post, 21 May 2021
Guests can choose corned beef and cabbage, fish cakes with colcannon or vegetarian shepherd’s pie for their entrée and Irish apple cake or a Guinness chocolate cupcake for dessert.
—Carol Kovach, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2021
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