Scottish Yumminess

WTF??? ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

speaking of spam....why would anyone eat it? last time I looked it had a measly 21% meat content..gulp...whats in the rest? as for the fat %... off the scale... a can of nastiness

I ate that shit once it was so 'orrible I will never do it again, even to raise money-i would rather donate! however having also eaten catfood, a tablespoon of lard and jellied eels in the same session as well as a bunch of other nasties I would struggle to say which was worst.

It's bloody cheap and keeps for looooonnngg tiem although it is useless as an ingredient.
here is a list of things which I guess are much worse though.

charlie ...just spotted the link to the pudding, sounds very yummy,think I'll go with that one, many thanks :]

Alex, I was drooling over the steam pudding and your link just made me barf.... epic gross!!

spam is from an era when many kids would be happy to receive a supper of sugar sprinkled on a slice of bread.

Spam is a luxury by comparison. An equivalent to ham isnt it?

Sorry dear...although Duncan's deep fried rats are slightly worse.....

Spam was a pretty good thing to eat when times were tough, but when you can buy so much for so little in supermarkets these days it is quite an unnecessary product to still be in production.

spam is from an era when many kids would be happy to receive a supper of sugar sprinkled on a slice of bread.

Spam is a luxury by comparison. An equivalent to ham isnt it?

I wouldnt go that far :]

I know many would appreciate it and im not talking about the politics of it, it was just a observation, I believe many cancers are caused by food like spam...

the rats are gross but your monkeys brains is the clincher for me... sick

Rusty was right CFTW
http://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/cranachanrecipe.htm

^ Im going to try that independently of the meal Im making, sounds delicious

a brisk walk and some snappy conversation. fcuk desert its for fatties. home made ice cream though really.

^ Im going to try that independently of the meal Im making, sounds delicious

It is, it is.

a brisk walk and some snappy conversation. fcuk desert its for fatties. home made ice cream though really.

a meal is not complete without a sweet after taste :]

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Bullshit. We fucking love raspberries. It's one of the things that makes us proud to be Scottish. It's the only thing our climate is good for. Growing raspberries!

Cranachan is a treat to the senses and I suggest you all try it.

Obviously you are one of those soft as shite English loving nancyboy lowlanders

charlie ...just spotted the link to the pudding, sounds very yummy,think I'll go with that one, many thanks :]

Bella - You can't go wrong with steamed pudding, not this time of year - and you want to use proper Dundee marmalade -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Dundee#Jam

Good luck - what are you having as the main course ?

Oh and if you are interested in British food - this is the 'bible' of British food - this book is brilliant - I learnt more about food from this book than anywhere else

http://www.amazon.com/Food-England-Dorothy-Hartley/dp/075152770X

'Food In England' is not just a book about the many recipes the Brits are known for: pies, casseroles, breads, and preserves, it's also about how and where items became 'food' and how food was prepared. Before stoves and refrigerators there were pots hanging over open fires that were never empty, sides of pork hanging from the rafters to be 'smoked,' and bread was made in a large communal brick oven outside. This book combines the history of cooking with the history of how our favourite dishes got started, like, roast beef, roast chicken, bacon, a variety of veggies and fruits, and how all these delicious preparations became the basic staples of our diets today. This is not a 'cookery' book as such - it's the history of cooking and how the best dishes were handed down to us today.

^ morning Charlie :]

Im doing a Haggis in keeping with true Scottish style ( but no organs for this one ..ewww ) and Im making raspberry coulis to accompany it, served with parsnips and carrots , I will also serve pieces of ciabatta spread with a caramelized onion jam.

The steamed pud to finish.

I know it seems like a sweet meal with the raspberries, onion jam and pudding but its not overkill sweetness,... the coulis is made with a tart red wine so its more acidic then the sweetness of the fruit...the haggis balances everything out perfectly...

that book looks great!... think I just found my new read, thank you!

traditionally scots will eat haggis with 'neeps & tatties' puree'd parsnips and potatoes but I think carrots will add flavour and much needed colour - I love the idea of ciabatta and onion jam bella - you have to have some of your own roots in there too - Dorothy Hartley is one of my favourite books I am sure you will enjoy and she has a fabulous recipe for haggis!

also one day check out Abroath 'smokies'
they are delicious and the sell them
in the Selfridges food hall

Good luck with it ! have fun

Charlie

Tunnocks tea cakes and Tizer FTW.

Tunnocks tea cakes and Tizer FTW.

Mmmmmm...

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traditionally scots will eat haggis with 'neeps & tatties' puree'd parsnips and potatoes but I think carrots will add flavour and much needed colour - I love the idea of ciabatta and onion jam bella - you have to have some of your own roots in there too - Dorothy Hartley is one of my favourite books I am sure you will enjoy and she has a fabulous recipe for haggis!

also one day check out Abroath 'smokies'
they are delicious and the sell them
in the Selfridges food hall

Good luck with it ! have fun

Charlie

^ that is how I had haggis served on my trip to Wales, actually it was new years and a few Welsh families seem to be preparing it, (the welsh and scots both love haggis traditionally? )... the fine mashed parsnips and pot's tasted too bland even though the haggis was very pronounced, carrots do add a much more delicious balanced flavor and as you say color is divine...

I'll check out the smokies next time :]

Moan, moan, moan,

When you get round to cooking the haggis, fry it. That is the most delicious method I've found..

Beat me to it.

A fine desert wine, and cocktail ingredient. Mix with vodka red-bull and you've got a Gorballs Sunrise.

funny but spelling fail

its the gorbals

should try a buckfast milkshake - really! (can u tell im a weegie)