A serving of rumbledethumps | |
Place of origin | Scotland |
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Region or state | Scottish Borders |
Main ingredients | Potatoes,cabbage,onions |
Rumbledethumps is a traditional dish from theScottish Borders. The main ingredients arepotato,cabbage andonion. Similar toIrishcolcannon and Englishbubble and squeak, it is either served as an accompaniment to a main dish or as a main dish itself.
Cookedleftovers from aroast meal can be used. An alternative fromAberdeenshire is calledkailkenny.[1]
In January 2009,Gordon Brown submitted a recipe for rumbledethumps to a cookbook forDonaldson's School for the Deaf, describing it as his favourite food.[2]