Champ (food)
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| Alternative names | Poundies |
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| Place of origin | Ireland |
| Main ingredients | Mashed potatoes, scallions, butter, milk |
Champ (Irish: brúitín [ˈbˠɾˠuːtʲiːnʲ]) is an Irish dish of mashed potatoes with scallions, butter and milk.[1]
Description
[edit]Champ is made by combining mashed potatoes with chopped spring onions, butter, milk, and, optionally, salt and pepper.[2] In some areas it was made with stinging nettle,[3][4] or dillisk rather than scallions.[5] In some areas the dish is also called "poundies".[6]
Champ is similar to another Irish dish, colcannon, which uses kale or cabbage in place of scallions. Champ is popular in Ulster, where it would be served in a bowl, with a hole filled with butter in the centre.[5] It was customary to make champ with the first new potatoes harvested.[2]
In Dublin, the dish was known as "cally" and was made with green onions. Another version called "pandy" is served to children, made with floury potatoes, butter and milk or cream.[5]
The word champ has also been adopted into the popular Hiberno-English phrase to be "as thick as champ", meaning to be stupid, ill-tempered or sullen.[7][8]
Samhain
[edit]The dish is associated with Samhain, and would be served on that night. In many parts of Ireland, it was tradition to offer a portion of champ to the fairies by placing a dish of champ with a spoon at the foot of a hawthorn.[2]
Similar dishes
[edit]- Clapshot
- Stovies
- Bubble and squeak, from England
- Colcannon from Ireland
- Brændende kærlighed, from Denmark
- Trinxat, from the Empordà region of Catalonia, northeast Spain, and Andorra
- Roupa velha (Portuguese for "old clothes"), from Portugal, often made from leftovers from cozido à portuguesa
- Stamppot, from the Netherlands
- Stoemp, from Belgium
- Hash, from the United States
- Hash browns
- Potato cake
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Carleton, William; O'Donoghue, David James (1896). Traits and stories of the Irish peasantry, Volume 4. London: J. M. Dent & Co. p. 328.
- 1 2 3 Mahon, Bríd (1998). Land of milk and honey: the story of traditional Irish food and drink. Dublin: Mercier Press. pp. 138–140. ISBN 1-85635-210-2. OCLC 39935389.
- ↑ Allen, Darina (5 May 2018). "In the kitchen we discover more and more ways to enjoy nettles". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ↑ Geary, Mairéad (21 March 2020). "An Irish Mammy's recipe for champ, the traditional Irish potato dish". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 McMahon, Jp (2024). An Irish Food Story: 100 foods that made us. Nine Bean Rows. pp. 124–125. ISBN 9781738479504.
- ↑ "poundies". Irish Slang Sayings, Words & Terms. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ "champ - Hamely Tongue". www.ulsterscotsacademy.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ↑ "BBC - Northern Ireland - Voices". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
