Posts Tagged ‘Scottish Food’

Missing Scotland

Maybe because it’s summer, sunny and hot and it’s Christmas and there’s supposed to be cold and snow. Certainly because Walker’s shortbreads are sold everywhere but I know nothing compares to granny mck’s homemade ones: straight from the oven full of real butter, and made by love. Or maybe I am just still in culture [...]

December 25, 2009 Scotland 2 Comments

Haggis is English?

Haggis, a traditional Scottish dish, is – according to Wikipedia – made of the following ingredients: sheep’s heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal’s stomach for about three hours. Today the dish is prepared in a casing rather than an actual [...]

August 7, 2009 Scotland, UK 2 Comments

Cullen Skink

I haven’t written about Scottish food for a quite long time. Not because I am sulking when some blogger alluded me as blog traffic seeker by posting unworthy thread like food, but because I haven’t tried something new for a long time. But since the weather is wild outside, and it’s the first time we [...]

October 4, 2008 Scotland, UK 5 Comments

Feel Phenomenal

Scottish version of the famous Rudyard Kipling’s “If” poem: If you can bounce in six inch heels all night And still walk home in your bare feet If you can keep two passions burning bright And see there`s still some romance in defeat If you can hit a foreign beach without a tan Or brave [...]

June 3, 2008 Scotland, UK 5 Comments

Cranachan Is…

… Another Scottish dessert. Traditionally served during harvest time in summer but now can be found everywhere, it is made from a mixture of whipped cream (lots of it), whiskey, honey and fresh raspberries topped with toasted oatmeal. The dessert is very light, not too sweet, beautiful to serve, easy to make, and a mixture [...]

May 17, 2008 Scotland, UK 6 Comments

Haggis, Black Pudding, White Pudding

Haggis, a traditional Scottish dish, is – according to Wikipedia – made of the following ingredients: sheep’s heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal’s stomach for about three hours. Today the dish is prepared in a casing rather than an actual [...]

April 8, 2008 Scotland 7 Comments

Tunnock's Teacake and Tablet

I blame Scotland for my weight gain. This country seems to have endless collection of sweets and savouries, and none of them are healthy! It seems that all sin ingredients are mixed together to create devilish, high calorie deserts. I thought STP and deep fried Mars bar are the only bad sweets, but everyday I [...]

March 28, 2008 Scotland 10 Comments

Shortbread, Oatcake, and Rowie

Shortbread is a Scottish-origin biscuit which is made from white sugar, a lot of butter, and plain white flour. These sweet cookies are usually served with tea (hot tea, I may have to add, since for Asians tea sometimes is served cold) in the afternoon, or for a snack. Due to its popular demand, shortbread [...]

March 3, 2008 Uncategorized 2 Comments

Irn Bru

Scottish people are very proud of everything they have, so imagine when I tell them that Irn Bru tastes like Fanta Orange to me! Irn Bru (pronounced iron brew) is carbonated soda drink, made by A.G. Barr plc, a soft drink manufacturer from Glasgow. clipped from en.wikipedia.org Irn-Bru is famous for its eccentric bright orange [...]

February 25, 2008 Uncategorized 6 Comments

Deep Fried Mars Bar

Yes, people. Scottish food are not particularly, ideally, healthy. I have mentioned about sticky toffee pudding (STP) in my previous post, a delicious desert which consists of moist sponge cake, dates, and toffee sauce, usually served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Another Scottish desert, deep fried mars bar, is also delicious and super [...]

February 9, 2008 Uncategorized 6 Comments
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