Succotash
Succotash is a North American vegetable dish consisting primarily of sweet corn with lima beans or other shell beans. The name succotash is derived from the Narragansett word , which means "broken corn kernels". Other ingredients may be added, such as onions, potatoes, turnips, tomatoes, bell peppers, corned beef, salt pork, or okra. Combining a grain with a legume provides a dish that is high in all essential amino acids.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Succotash
- Food.image
- Corn & Beans (15392776377).jpg
- Food.cookbook
- Succotash
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.alternate_name
- Sohquttahhash
- Food.country
- United States and Canada
- Food.region
- New England
- Food.creator
- Narragansett
- Food.course
- Main course
- Food.type
- Vegetable dish
- Food.served
- Hot
- Food.main_ingredient
- Sweet corn, lima beans, butter, salt, tomatoes, bell peppers, black pepper
- Food.variations
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Succotash is a North American vegetable dish consisting primarily of sweet corn with lima beans or other shell beans. The name succotash is derived from the Narragansett word , which means "broken corn kernels". Other ingredients may be added, such as onions, potatoes, turnips, tomatoes, bell peppers, corned beef, salt pork, or okra. Combining a grain with a legume provides a dish that is high in all essential amino acids.
== History == thumb|Succotash made with kidney beans, instead of lima beans|left Succotash has a long history. It is believed to have been an invention of indigenous peoples in what is now known as New England, as corn and beans are two of the "Three Sisters" natives grew together - corn, beans, and squash - which thrived from their symbiotic cultivation. The practice was taught in the 1600s to early white settlers in the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies.