Potato shepherd's pie, bubble and squeak, and bangers and mash. New potatoes may be cooked with mint and often served with butter. The Tattie scone is a popular Scottish dish containing potatoes. Colcannon is a traditional Irish food made with mashed potato, shredded kale or cabbage, and onion; champ is a similar dish. Boxty pancakes are eaten throughout Ireland, although associated especially with the North, and in Irish diaspora communities; they are traditionally made with grated potatoes, soaked to loosen the starch and mixed with flour, buttermilk and baking powder. A variant eaten and sold in Lancashire, especially Liverpool, is made
Pork Knuckles and Ginger Stew with large amount of protein which is especially good for repairing muscles. A bowl of pork knuckles and ginger stew has nearly 600 kcal The main ingredients of "Pork Knuckles and Ginger Stews" are: pig trotters, ginger, sweet vinegar, eggs, salt, and oil. The tradition is to cook this dish in a tall earthenware pot with a glazed interior. The acidic vinegar and cooking method will leach metals from iron pots into the stew, more so than with water based stews. As a traditional ritual, families usually make the stew themselves, sometimes according to their own secret family recipes. In