Crubeens

For other uses, see Crubeen, Ireland.
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Crubeens (from Irish crúibín, meaning "pig's trotter")[1][2] are an Irish dish made of boiled pigs' feet. They are traditionally eaten by hand, like corn on the cob.[3] The Irish singer Liam Clancy references them in a preamble to the song The Galway Races, and they are mentioned in the lyrics of some versions as an example of food available at a horse race.[4] Crubeens can include the pigs' calves, and can be consumed fried, broiled, baked, or otherwise prepared.

  1. ^ crúibín Foras na Gaeilge, 2013.
  2. ^ Crubeens (Crunchy Pigs' Trotters). European Cuisines. Retrieved: 2010-10-15.
  3. ^ Hickey, Margaret (2018). Ireland's green larder : the definitive history of Irish food and drink ([Paperback edition] ed.). London: Unbound. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-78352-799-1. OCLC 1085196202.
  4. ^ "Galway Races". www.kinglaoghaire.com. King Laoghaire. Retrieved November 20, 2018. And a big crubeen for thruppence / To be suckin' while you're able