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Mashed floury potatoes folded with sweated kale or cabbage, spring onions and a generous amount of butter and warm cream. The Irish potato-and-greens classic, served at Halloween with a hidden ring for luck.
Colcannon has been an Irish staple since at least the 17th century, taking its name from the Gaelic cál ceannann (white-headed cabbage). The Halloween tradition of hiding tokens in the mash for good luck dates to the 19th century. Dublin pub kitchens at Gallagher's Boxty House, Delahunt and Bastible all run defensible versions, especially through the autumn-winter months.
3 editor picks for Colcannon in Dublin, ranked by editorial score. All Dublin signature dishes · Colcannon across every city.
Delahunt on Camden Street in Dublin, Darren Free's modern Irish dining room with head chef Dermot Staunton inside a restored Joycean grocer.
OrderThe squab pigeon course and a glass of natural Riesling from the wine list.
TipFriday and Saturday book three weeks ahead. The upstairs bar serves the full menu and is the walk-up option.
Bastible on the South Circular Road corner at Leonard's, the Barry FitzGerald-owned one-Michelin-star neighbourhood room with head chef Killian Walsh.
OrderThe set menu only, designed around what FitzGerald has from Irish growers and the Atlantic that week.
TipThe bar seats book up later; if the dining room is gone, ask if the four counter seats are open for the same kitchen.
Gallagher's Boxty House on Temple Bar in Dublin, Pádraic Óg Gallagher's three-room canon of boxty, coddle and smoked salmon, the boxty reference in town.
OrderThe boxty pancake stuffed with beef and Guinness, with a half pint of stout.
TipThe middle dining room is the calm one; the front bar fills with traffic from Temple Bar Square after 19:00.
Colcannon makes more sense with someone from Dublin explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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