Top 10 Top 10 Scottish Dishes
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1. Haggis
Scotland’s most famous dish is like a large, round sausage containing spiced sheep’s innards and seasoning. It’s usually eaten with mashed “tatties” (potatoes) and “neeps” (turnips).
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2. Venison
The meat of wild red deer, dark and full-flavoured. It’s served as a steak or cut into collops (slices of roast meat).
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3. Grouse
One of Scotland’s prized game birds, this dark meat is roasted and served with home-made bread sauce.
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4. Stovies
A mix of potatoes, onions and beef cooked in the dripping (fat) from the Sunday roast.
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5. Kippers
Fresh herring split open, salted and smoked. A common breakfast dish.
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6. Arbroath Smokies
Similar to kippers, but these are smoked haddock rather than herring.
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7. Smoked Salmon
Thin boneless slices of salmon that have been smoked to give a rich taste and deep pink colour.
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8. Scotch Broth
A light soup made from mutton or beef stock, pearl barley and various vegetables such as carrots and leeks.
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9. Cock-a-leekie Soup
Chicken, leeks, rice and prunes cooked in chicken stock – as wonderful as its name.
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10. Cullen Skink
Like chowder, this is a delicious soup made from smoked haddock, milk and mashed potato.
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