A FOOD TRADITION
Scottish cuisine
A regional tradition centered on oats, root vegetables, game, seafood, smoked foods, robust savoury dishes, and distinctive baked sweets.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Potted heid
A traditional Scottish cold-set meat preparation made by cooking seasoned pork, then pressing the meat into a mould where its natural collagen or added gelatin sets it.
Rumbledethumps
A Scottish vegetable dish of mashed potatoes and cabbage, often combined with turnip and finished with butter or cheese.
Scotch broth
A hearty Scottish soup of barley, lamb or mutton, and root vegetables simmered until tender.
Scotch pie
A Scottish meat pie consisting of a seasoned minced mutton filling enclosed in a hot-water pastry crust.
Scots porridge
A Scottish breakfast porridge made by cooking oatmeal with water or milk and seasoning it lightly with salt.
Scottish oatcakes
Scottish oatcakes are rustic flat cakes made primarily from oat flour or oatmeal, fat, salt, and water, then baked or griddled until crisp.
Scottish tablet
A firm, crumbly Scottish confection made by boiling sugar with butter and milk or condensed milk.
Selkirk bannock
A rich Scottish fruit bread made from yeasted wheat dough enriched with butter, sugar, milk, and raisins, then baked.
Shortbread
A Scottish baked biscuit made from wheat flour, butter, and sugar, with a rich, crumbly texture.
Skirlie
A Scottish savory accompaniment made by frying oatmeal with onion in butter or another cooking fat.
Stovies
A Scottish one-pot dish of potatoes and onions cooked slowly with leftover beef, stock, and cooking fat.
Tattie scone
Tattie scones are soft Scottish griddle cakes made from mashed potato, wheat flour, butter, and salt.
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