How to make Champ and Colcannon

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

Champ is traditionally shaped like a volcano and melted butter is poured into the crater. It's eaten with a spoon, you take the champ from the bottom and dip it into the well of butter. In our family recipe it has lots of white pepper.

[@andiamocucina]

Definitely. Pour on the butter. My father in law is a proper Irish man and he seems to add butter to everything.

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

@@andiamocucina Very true, it's used like gravy in many cases. I'd never had fruit cake nor Madiera cake without butter until I moved to England.

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

Scots Gaelic: bainne = milk, ìm = butter, buntàta = potato, càl = cabbage or kale, siobaid = scallion, deanntag = stinging nettles

[@philbebbington1755]

Irish/Gaeilge báinne = milk, im = butter, prátaí = potatoes, cál/cabáiste = kale/cabbage, oiniúin = onion, neantóg = nettle. I've never heard of a specific word for scallions in Irish/Gaeilge (I'm not a native speaker) but I do speak it proudly LOL,

[@barbarabrostek7286]

Bainne is milk in Gaelic. Love the recipe. Thanks.

[@lukejwp]

Bad idea challenging an Irish woman to peel potatoes 🥔 it's practically a sport of honor

[@noeldoyle4501]

Thanks, I will try both of these.

[@johnellis697]

We always called the onions cyboes? Got all the gear for making it 2moro. Some nice lamb chops for on the side, not that either champ or colcannon need a side Murphy?

[@andiamocucina]

That's interesting. On Google, they spell it 'cybies' and says that it is of Celtic origin. My wife calls them scallions.

[@PoeFood]

Love this, bro!

[@francostacy7675]

Do you cook the cabbage or put it in the potatoes raw?

[@andiamocucina]

I put it in raw. As long as the cabbage is sliced very thinly, the heat from the potatoes will cook them.

[@paulaw418]

I sauté mine in browned butter with the white part of the onions or leeks.

[@georgebarnes8163]

I lightly fry first in beef or pork dripping

[@RuthShultz47]

Baine is the Irish word for milk.

[@johnc3403]

two n's Ruth, two n's

[@dublin_barman1356]

Bainne is the Irish for Milk 🥛

[@life_happens_reviews]

Bainne úr means milk fresh aka fresh milk

[@arthurtwoshedsjackson4336]

Cow juice !

[@andiamocucina]

Close enough 😉

[@patsyoconner9506]

Bainne??

[@johnc3403]

Bainne. Is maith liom bainne.

[@ajrwilde14]

champ is from Northern Ireland because of Scottish ingredients, you can't call it 'Irish'

[@lindabiggs3905]

Just saw a video where they didn't cook the onions, d uh

[@georgebarnes8163]

Scallions and spring onions are not the same.

[@52janeen]

In Ireland they are!

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@52janeen fkin sure they are not

[@PoppyCorn144]

⁠@@georgebarnes8163what do you think is the difference between scallions and spring onions in Ireland? Genuine question, because according to google, Wikipedia and Irish friends they’re exactly the same thing. However, given the regional variations on what we call a bap/barm/bun I’ll concede that my knowledge is not exhaustive.

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@PoppyCorn144 A Scallion is a smaller plant and has a much stronger flavour when compared to a spring onion which are bland in flavour/kick to say the least

[@kellyclark7517]

I’ve always called them scallions and I’ve always thought that people that do not call them scallions call them green onions……. but hey, I am Irish, same kilt different plaid🇮🇪