Kale and Corn Succotash Side Dish Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why do they call it succotash? ›

Succotash is a corn and lima bean dish that often includes tomatoes, peppers, and okra. Its name comes from the Narragansett (a Native American language that was once spoken in the area that is now Rhode Island) word “sohquttahhash,” which roughly translates to "broken corn kernels."

Sweet Succotash

Luckily, Succotash is a great late spring to a summer dish. It fits perfectly on our sultry night, don't get me wrong, now that good fresh corn is a year-round thing, it is a great dish in winter too. Especially when you really need a taste of summer. It is also really easy.

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 sahquttahhash, which means "broken corn kernels".

"Suffering succotash" is a humorous exclamation or minced oath used to express surprise, frustration, or annoyance. It is often used in place of stronger language or as a way to avoid using profanity. The phrase itself does not have a direct or specific meaning, but it is used for humorous effect.

Succotash was a Native American staple served as a stew of summer-fresh or winter-dried corn, making it a year-round choice for gatherings.

Uses: After boiled in water, one can eat cornmeal as a meal in itself.

Succotash, that savory mélange of corn and beans, is a noble dish with a long history. We have 17th-century Native Americans to thank for it; they introduced the stew to the struggling colonial immigrants.

Catchphrase of Looney Tunes characters Sylvester and Daffy Duck. Euphemistic for "suffering savior".

Daffy Duck : Sufferin' Succotash!

Why is succotash a national dish? ›

When slavery ended in the US, some former slaves returned to Africa and apparently brought the recipe for succotash with them. So now, succotash is considered the National dish of Equatorial Guinea.