Make Your Burns Night Buttery

Blog Entry: Monday 25 Jan 2010

Make Your Burns Night Buttery
Maked Bashed Neeps for Burns Night. Photo by Wonderyort.
Tonight is Burns Night - a time to celebrate all things Scottish and poetic in tribute to Robert Burns.

Formal Burns Night suppers are usually hosted by organisations such as the Freemasons or St Andrews Societies and follow a rigid structure. But anyone can celebrate Robert Burns on this night and informal dinners usually just include some traditional Scottish dishes and a little poetic banter.


But if Haggis is the only Burns Night dish you can think of – have no fear! While actually much tastier than its reputation suggests, Haggis is not the only traditional Burns Night dish.


Bashed Neeps is not only a fun name to say, it is also pretty easy to make. The recipe simply involves some turnips and butter, seasoned with a few chives, some ginger and pepper – all mashed (or bashed) together.


Happy Burns Night!


Find the full recipe for “Bashed neeps (Mashed swede)” at bbc.co.uk/food.

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