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cawl

American  
[kaul] / ˈkaʊl /

noun

  1. a traditional Welsh soup, often made with leeks, potatoes, carrots, swedes, or other vegetables, as well as lamb, beef, or bacon.


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So meek or mighty, here are 10 'facts' to ponder over your bowl of cawl.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023

Many leeks sold in Wales are grown elsewhere, but Mr Addams-Williams said Welsh leeks were grown slower, have a stronger flavour and a "vibrant flag" used in national dishes such as Welsh cawl.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2022

They cawl em shank hyes pun count o there long leggs, which they is about the longest as ever you saw.

From Self-Raised Or, From the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

"Well, you'll get it," replied Ann; "'tis veal in the cawl, whatever."

From Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead by Allen Raine

First the bowls were filled with the steaming cawl, and then the wooden platters were heaped with the pink slices of home-cured bacon, and mashed up cabbages.

From By Berwen Banks by Allen Raine

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