Scottish Foods for Visitors
(Above image is a capture of a serving of haggis, neeps and tatties.) Here is a listing of some traditional Scottish foods which visitors may encounter: Stornoway Black Pudding (or, just 'Black Pudding') Typical contents: Beef suet, oatmeal, onion, blood, salt and pepper. Usually encountered in context of a cooked breakfast. (Stornoway is a town on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.) Arbroath Smokies Made from haddock, a white-fleshed salt water fish similar to cod.The flesh is smoked over hardwood in and around the east coast fishing town of Arbroath. Usually encountered at breakfast. Cranachan A popular dessert comprised of whipped cream, whisky, honey, raspberries and oatmeal. Haggis This is a savoury pudding comprised of the minced heart, lungs and liver of a sheep together with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt mixed with stock. Traditionally, the mixture is cooked whilst encased in the animal's stomach but artificial casing is now common...