Colcannon I think about it sure the nearer I'm to cry. Oh, wasn't it the happy days when troubles we had not, And our mothers made Colcannon in the little skillet pot.</poem> Colcannon Colcannon () is a traditional Irish dish of mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage. Colcannon is traditionally made from mashed potatoes and kale (or cabbage), with milk (or cream), butter (or vegetable oil), salt and pepper added. It can contain other ingredients such as scallions (spring onions), leeks, laver, onions and chives. There are many regional variations of this dish. It is often eaten with boiled ham or
Kale is to feel too ill to eat. In Ireland, kale is mixed with mashed potatoes to make the traditional dish "colcannon". It is popular on Halloween, when it may be served with sausages. In Turkey, especially in the eastern Black Sea region, kale soup (karalahana çorbası), kale sarma, kale kavurma (sauté), and kale turşu are common dishes. A variety of kale, called kai-lan or Gai lan, is a common vegetable in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, where it may be consumed with beef dishes. In Japan and South Korea, kale juice, known in Japan as "aojiru" (AKA "green juice"), is used