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. The main ingredients are

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and

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. Similar to

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and English

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, it is either served as an accompaniment to a main dish or as a main dish itself. Cooked

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from a

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meal can be used. However, to make fresh rumbledethumps one needs to lightly sauté the shredded onion and cabbage in butter until the onion is translucent and the cabbage wilted, then add some potatoes mashed with butter, salt and pepper; after thoroughly mixing the ingredients, they are placed into an ovenproof dish, and

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(or similar) cheese placed on top, if desired. This is then baked until golden brown on top. An alternative from

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is called ''kailkenny''.

In popular culture

In January 2009,

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submitted a recipe for rumbledethumps to a cookbook for Donaldson's School for the Deaf, describing it as his favourite food.

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In popular culture

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