IRISH CUISINE (I)

Irish cuisine can be divided into two mainly ways:

· Traditional dishes which are based by simple food.

· Modern dishes which can be found in hotel and available for tourist.

The main ingredient of Irish cuisine is potatoes.

One of the most famous traditional dishes of Irish cuisine is “Colcanno” although it is also cooked in the west of Scotland.

· -Colcannon

Colcanno consisting of mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage with scallions, butter, salt and pepper added.

It can contain other ingredients such as milk, cream, leek, onions and chives.It is often eaten with boiled ham or Irish bacon.

At one time it was a cheap, year-round staple food, though nowadays it is usually eaten in autumn/winter, when kale came into season.

Probably, when you see the photograph, you just think “I will not eat never in my life” but I am sure that Colcannon is going to surprise us if we eat by the combination of ingredients.

And remember, everything is not like it seems...

If you want to know more about how to cook Colcannon, you can wacth the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyqlYIWjnnQ