:Crubeens

{{Short description|Irish dish made of boiled pigs' feet}}

{{For|the location|Crubeen, Ireland}}

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Crubeens (from Irish crúibín, meaning "pig's trotter")[http://breis.focloir.ie/en/fgb/cr%C3%BAib%C3%ADn crúibín] Foras na Gaeilge, 2013.[http://www.europeancuisines.com/Crubeens-Cruibini-Crunchy-Pigs-Feet-Trotters Crubeens (Crunchy Pigs' Trotters)]. European Cuisines. Retrieved: 2010-10-15. are an Irish dish made of boiled pigs' feet. They are traditionally eaten by hand, like corn on the cob.{{Cite book|last=Hickey|first=Margaret|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1085196202|title=Ireland's green larder : the definitive history of Irish food and drink|publisher=Unbound|year=2018|isbn=978-1-78352-799-1|edition=[Paperback edition]|location=London|pages=121|oclc=1085196202}} Crubeens can include the pigs' calves, and can be consumed fried, broiled, baked, or otherwise prepared.

The Irish singer Liam Clancy references them in a preamble to the song The Galway Races, and they are mentioned in the lyrics of some versions as an example of food available at a horse race.{{cite web |url=http://www.kinglaoghaire.com/lyrics/746-galway-races |title=Galway Races |author= |website=www.kinglaoghaire.com |publisher=King Laoghaire |access-date=November 20, 2018 |quote="And a big crubeen for thruppence / To be suckin' while you're able"}}