Cawl "caldo", with the senses of broth or gravy. Cawl Cawl () is a Welsh dish. In modern Welsh language, the word is used to refer to any soup or broth. In English language, it is used to refer to a traditional Welsh soup, usually referred to as "cawl Cymreig" in Welsh. Historically, ingredients tended to vary, but the most common recipes are with lamb or beef with leeks, potatoes, swedes, carrots and other seasonal vegetables. Cawl is recognised as a national dish of Wales. With recipes dating back to the fourteenth century, cawl is widely considered to be the national
Traditional Welsh costume was greatly exaggerated following the publication in 1963 of an article on Welsh Peasant costume and this caused the general misapprehension that she was responsible for either inventing or preserving traditional Welsh costume. From then on, many writers assumed that she had a great influence on the wearing of Welsh costume by rural women throughout Wales during the 19th century, which, it was supposed, led to the creation of a National Costume but there is very little evidence for this. Although the traditional costume went out of common use by the middle of the 19th century it was still worn