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Cawl

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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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Soup 1
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Wales 1
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1. Cawl - Wikipedia
  • History section, first sentence
    cawl is widely considered to be the de facto national dish of Wales.
  • entity description (course)
    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.
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