neeps
Haggis plate vegetables
Neeps are turnips, in Scottish and Northern English dialect.
The word appears most often in neeps and tatties—mashed turnip and potato, the traditional accompaniment to haggis on Burns Night.
Outside Scotland, neeps sounds quaint or folksy.
Brassica root vegetable
- turnipEdible white root crop
- parsnipPale edible taproot
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- potatoEdible underground tuber
cabbage · kale · leek · onion · celeriac · kohlrabi · beetroot · winter vegetables
Edible white root crop
- rutabagaBrassica root vegetable
- brassicaCruciferous vegetable genus
- cruciferousFour-petaled vegetable family
- bulbousSwollen and round
taproot · earthiness · harvested · underground · fleshy · fibrous · raw · peeled
Scottish offal pudding
- Burns NightAnnual Scottish poet commemoration
- tattiesScottish word for potatoes
- supperEvening repast
- minceCut into fragments
bashed · St Andrew's Day · kirk · Halloween · Scotland · Highlands · Edinburgh · Glasgow
Struck violently
- creamySmooth and rich
- butteryRich like a spread
- pureeSmoothly blended food
- whippedStruck repeatedly, or defeated
fluffy · seasoned · comfort · smashed · herbed · savory · peppery · silky
Cooked uncovered with heat
- boiledHeated until bubbling
- steamedHeated by vapor
- gratinBaked dish, browned crust
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
caramelized · accompaniment · platter · garnish · Sunday roast · casserole · stew · hotpot
rutabaga
Brassica root vegetable
potato · cabbage · kale · leek · onion · celeriac · kohlrabi · beetroot · winter vegetables · brassica
turnip
Edible white root crop
- rutabagaBrassica root vegetable
- brassicaCruciferous vegetable genus
- cruciferousFour-petaled vegetable family
bulbous · taproot · earthiness · harvested · underground · fleshy · fibrous · raw · peeled · diced
haggis
Scottish offal pudding
- Burns NightAnnual Scottish poet commemoration
- tattiesScottish word for potatoes
- supperEvening repast
mince · bashed · St Andrew's Day · kirk · Halloween · Scotland · Highlands · Edinburgh · Glasgow · Aberdeen
bashed
Struck violently
whipped · fluffy · seasoned · comfort · smashed · herbed · savory · peppery · silky · rustic
roasted
Cooked uncovered with heat
glazed · caramelized · accompaniment · platter · garnish · Sunday roast · casserole · stew · hotpot · lamb