Cawl is a Welsh dish and, in English usage, refers to a traditional Welsh soup usually called cawl Cymreig in Welsh, though in modern Welsh the word can mean any soup or broth. Historically the ingredients varied, but the most common recipes combine lamb or beef with leeks, potatoes, swedes, carrots and other seasonal vegetables. Cawl is recognized as a national dish of Wales.
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What does the word cawl mean?
According to CooksInfo, "Cawl is a word in Welsh that means “soup.” Most non-Welsh speakers, however, take it to be a specific kind of soup, more akin to what eastern-seaboard North Americans might think of as a boiled dinner."
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1. Cawl - Wikipedia
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cawl is widely considered to be the de facto national dish of Wales.
Introduction
Cawl (Welsh: [kaʊ̯l]) is a Welsh dish. In modern Welsh, the word is used for any soup or broth; in English, it refers to a traditional Welsh soup, usually called cawl Cymreig ('Welsh soup') in Welsh.
- Uses Ingredient: Potato, Infobox main_ingredient field: Potatoes, swedes, carrots, leeks, meat
- Uses Ingredient: Carrot, Infobox main_ingredient field: Potatoes, swedes, carrots, leeks, meat
- Uses Ingredient: Leek, Infobox main_ingredient field: Potatoes, swedes, carrots, leeks, meat
- Uses Ingredient: Rutabaga, Infobox main_ingredient field: Potatoes, swedes, carrots, leeks, meat
In Cuisine: British Cuisine, lead paragraph
Cawl (Welsh: [kaʊ̯l]) is a Welsh dish.
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The word cawl in Welsh is first recorded in the 14th century, and is thought to come from the Latin caulis, meaning the stalk of a plant, a cabbage stalk or a cabbage.
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