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Colcannon

Irish mashed potatoes folded with curly kale, milk and butter.

Colcannon — illustrative food image

About Colcannon

Colcannon is an Irish mashed-potato dish enriched with cabbage or kale. This profile follows Tourism Ireland's Halloween kale version, in which curly kale and bay-scented milk are folded through buttery potatoes.

Potatoes and milk give the dish a mellow creamy base, while butter adds rounded richness. Kale contributes a gentle brassica savouriness, bay leaf adds a subtle herbal fragrance, and salt and black pepper sharpen the finish.

The mash is pale and softly mounded, streaked throughout with dark green ribbons of curly kale. Its texture is fluffy yet creamy, with distinct tender leaves visible against the smooth potato.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Milk.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.

Ingredients in Colcannon

Tourism Ireland's Kale Colcannon.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Potatoes:
  • Curly kale:
  • Butter:
  • Milk:
  • Bay leaf:
  • Salt:
  • Black pepper:

Origins & food traditions

Tourism Ireland supplies the complete selected Halloween colcannon recipe of potatoes, curly kale, butter, milk, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bord Bia independently presents a closely aligned Irish kale colcannon of potatoes, curly kale, milk, butter and seasoning.

Countries

  • Ireland
  • IrelandCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Tourism Ireland - Traditional Halloween Recipes
  2. Bord Bia - Colcannon Recipe with Kale