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I have heard of haggas. Nothing else you mentioned I have heard of. They sound delicious though. Loved your going to the whiskey makers. Ruth I think you amazing. Thank you for providing the content.
My apologies, I didn't mean for your comment section to be a back and forth with me trying to correct misinformation from one of the commenters, I was merely trying to rectify a misguided ignorant and shameful generalization of a Native American tribe.
Back in 2000 me and 2 buddies from college here in Massachusetts toured Scotland, staying mostly in BnBs (real Bed and Breakfasts, long before AirBNB). We wanted to try haggis, but we were so scared of it. Finally, we worked up our nerve about 1/2 way through the trip, and asked our hostess in Glen Coe where we should go to try haggis for dinner that night (she had just served out breakfast). She laughed and informed us we were eating haggis right now! We had been eating haggis as part of our Scottish Breakfast almost every morning of our trip. It was great!
My DNA is 16% Scottish and always wanted to go there. Sadly, I’m widowed and need a kidney so I will never be able to travel again. Thanks for taking me there virtually. Here in the US I’ve been able to enjoy many of the foods and drinks at restaurants, pubs and import shops. I’ve enjoyed your adventures as ambassador.I look forward to many more. ❤
Ruth: I know I have said this every time. Phenomenal presentation. Just for fun. With all of the food content you have described. What is your favorite Dinner, with beverage and desert? You don't have to answer this. I know you have so many comments to process. All the best and be safe.
@apatriotone awe I'm gald you found Ruth's channel, as I'm glad I have. I hope Ruth won't mind if I recommend another, Steve Marsh, a also Scot. I only have 12% Scots DNA & I live in the Uk! I envy you your other 4% 😉😄
I've watched this three times! I've never seen such a compilation of Scottish foods and drinks. A must-see before visiting Scotland. Ruth, you're flying the Scottish flag (aka The Saltire) high!!
The UK coastal charity walker Christian Lewis wore a cilt (Welsh version) throughout his 6 year walk, but he had leggings on under it as he walked in all weathers. I think he wrecked at least 2 over that period!
My family’s grandmother from Aberdeen used to make skirlie from oatmeal fried in fat, onions and seasoning. I had the impression that it was popular in Aberdeenshire. We were always taught that haggis came from wee creatures with one set of legs shorter than the other so they could run quickly on the Scottish hills especially before January 25th…
Me a the weins hae skirlie every wkend. Although I have found a cheat, use white pudding. 🤌🏼 haggis are indeed wee. We have a semi-tame one in the garden who also loves skirlie. He’ll give you a nasty nip if you’re out there and don’t have any. His names Dave. I told him Dave isn’t really Scottish, but to his pals he’s Wee Davie. So that’s how he gets past that. Love fae Aaaberdeen 😜
@@marshallbowen8693 if you haud yer wheesht ill send ye a breeding pair. Once they get to your side, it’s up to you. They’ll be fine in the Canadian climate, pretty similar to here. Dave’s telling me they prefer extremes of cold. Expect them in aboot 3 weeks. That’s not travel time, I’m just anticipating escapism and shenanigans.
Love stovies with sliced beetroot and oatcakes. One of my favourite meals great for having half way through a ceilidh or evening wedding reception. Clootie dumpling is great especially the hard outer skin - like tablet have never managed to make it properly so just eat everyone else’s.
I grew up on Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia Canada. My Great grandfather had to leave Skye during the Clearances. In Cape Breton, many of the traditional Scottish foods are still a huge part of our diet. My Gaelic-speaking grand aunt taught me how to make bannock when I was very young. Thank you for this very informative video. :)
As a Scot, I don't think you mentioned my very favourite - Black Bun! It is a slab fruit cake encased in thin pastry. I much prefer this to Christmas cake, it is not as sweet, and has more spices flavouring it. Yum! Also Fruit Pudding served as part of breakfast as is black pudding and haggis pudding. Fruit pudding is sweeter, with dried fruit in the mix and is sliced and fried. Adds a nice contrast to the savoury elements of the breakfast.
Unless you eat sewage....you are nuts! Worst "food" in the world! It's not even food. Slave grinds. You will eat zee bugs and be happy! Claus Schwab would love the Scottish. They will eat anything.
Great vid. I am 75. My mum was Irish. Cork...I went over when I was 6 to see grandma O'Regan. At breakfast she gave me porridge. Put the milk on it for me and then sprinkled white stuff on it...which I thought was fine sugar. I put a spoonful in my mouth. .... what a shock...it was salt not sugar. I never forgot the taste. Ghastly. Never mind. Thanks for all your food types. I am going to go to Edinburgh next summer determined to scoff some of these nice foods and snacks. Great job. 😊😊😊😊😊 thanks Ruth 😊😊😊
Love the video. Spent my university days in Scotland and some of this takes me back. People get get old very quickly but your videos remind me of the happiest days of my life. Carry on the good work!
@@ruthaisling coming out of Century 2000 night club in Tollcross Edinburgh in the mid-90’s at about 2am and tapping up the bakery just off Cowgate for a stovey pie - happy days 😁
The Scottish food I ate was haggis and fish and chips, I want to try all the dishes introduced this time, Ruth--san often are Kitsune udon when she lived in japan, and she ate udon in Shikoku, Even walking Hahaha. スコットランド料理で食べたのはハギスとフィッシュ&チップスですね、今回の紹介された料理をすべて食べてみたい、ルースさんは日本に滞在してる時はよくきつねうどんを食べてましたね、四国ではうどんの食べ歩きもねHahaha
You are the best ambassador for Scotland, you actually got my attention with your food display. Certainly more appealing than previously thought and from my past experiences. So glad to see regional foods coming to age in a world class way!
Ruth, you are doing what I wished I had done 30 years ago in all your videos. I am from Australia and Scotland is as far as you can get from where I live in a small town called Sale in Victoria . Yes As my name is Robert Gordon Scott, a lot of my genes came from there decades ago, English and Norwegian as well I believe. I went there in 1992 but didn't do all that I should have. It was at the end of a gruelling three month world trip so I was simply toured out. I have many videos I shot during my travels and will be posting them here on my very small as yet RUclips channel in due course. You are one brave young & lovely lassie to be doing all this by yourself , as it appears. All the Best Robert
Ruth, I really liked this informative, culinary upload. I'm 3rd generation Canadian of Scottish descendant, and always incorporate regional foods when I visit the old country. You've pointed out several things I wasn't aware of, and can't wait to try on my next return. Slàinte mhath!
I went to School in Rural Perthshire and also worked on the rig boats out of Aberdeen for 10 years, being English I miss so many Scottish foods... Butteries! mmm An old school friend owns and runs MacSweens, I enjoy his haggis at least once a month. Irn Bru is my go to on the daily..
Thank you for taking me down memory lane. I'm an American, but my parents were missionaries and I grew up in Dundee from the age of 5 until I was 12. Went to primary school and ate many of the things you showcased here. I do miss it so much and hope to one day take my children there. I'd also give an honorable mention to beans on toast and Ribena (which maybe aren't just Scottish, but I loved them growing up!).
Thank you for this and all the others really, really good videos you make Ruth. Love that you go to less touristy places and show us the small and interesting things from daily life out there. Looking forward to your next video, hope it come soon.
Iv'e got haggis curry or curried haggis! Cooking in my slow cooker today. Haggis , diced onion , diced red bell peppers, tinned tomatoes, garlic& ginger, garam massala, rogan josh curry paste, i always go for curry paste rather than the sauce. Iv'e Got a chili to add if it needs it and i'm going to add a can of butterbeans to it towards the end of it cooking and maybe some spinach.🌼🙋♂️
Ruth, you’re incredible! I found your channel yesterday and have been binge watching since. This is the most interesting and informative list of Scottish foods, I would love to try all of them but most especially arbroath smokies. Wanting to see places my ancestors originated from, I’ve been to Scotland twice over the years and I love it so much. Your content and channel are wonderful, thank you for posting. Cheers from near the Canadian Rockies.
I buy Scottish smoked salmon and oatcakes here in South Carolina. The desserts sound good and the potato scones. Everything but the haggis sounds good. I was in Scotland years ago and had traditional dinner in Edinburgh. I didn’t care for the haggis but I was pregnant with morning sickness. Thank you for the video. We have frozen Mars bars here. Yummy in the summer especially.
My wife & I spent 2 weeks driving around Scotland. We tried most of the food. My favorite for breakfast was Kippers. Haggis was OK, reminded me of Amish scrapple. Over all a fantastic trip that was very enjoyable. Even though we didn't find NESSIE
Three of my grandparents moved to the US from Scotland in the 1920s. My paternal grandma was from Wales. I lived with my maternal grandparents until i was 6 years old. It took me a long time to get used to eating what Americans usually ate. I have recipes my grandma wrote down for me, and i make them for my family.
Whilst Shetlanders consider themselves Scandinavian, Shetland is part of Scotland. Having visited Shetland in your first video, a 45th food you could have mentioned then is reestit mutton. Mutton dried in the old days in the reests (the eaves of the house) under a peat fire. With tatties and barley makes a lovely soup. Looking forward to my next trip to Orkney and Shetland in August. Keep making these videos. Charles.
Orkney & Shetland were ceded to Scotland in 1472 as part of a dowry settlement between the Norwegian and Scots kings. However the old way still prevail. Do visit. Both are lovely places. Orkney has the highest concentration of Neolithic remains than anywhere in western Europe, because of the geology. I am currently in the most remote part of Britain, Knoydart. Enjoy! Charles.
@@charlesscaife4266 it's my aim to get up there but I'm currently a bit disabled, I've wanted to visit those isles forever, just never been able to afford it so I'm really grateful to Ruth & Steve marsh taking me to them!
I am an American that has traveled to Scotland many times. I am commenting on the items I have had: Tattie Scones = Scottish Nan; Cullen Skink = A smoked haddock chowder. It is the best after a day of hiking. Scottish shortbread with a glass of single malt in the evening is fantastic. Scottish Breakfast at a great B&B in Stirling, Oban, or Blairgowrie... absolutely the best! Eat the toast with the black currant jam that I have only had in the UK. The Indian Food in Glasgow and Edinburgh is the best I have had ANYWHERE. Scottish Bannocks, warm with real butter to soak up the Cullen Skink are magical. Try Brea's in Stirling for Cullen Skink or at the Sligachen Hotel on Skye. Also, Venison Tartar at Brea's is wonderful.
Thanks for the PDF, Ruth, and the brilliant video. Being Irish, I'm not at all familiar with Scottish food, but I did note some strong similarities to Irish food here and there. Some of the items you've listed are truly mouth-watering. As a fish lover, that Cullen Skink looks wonderful and is now No.1 on my wish list! 😋
I eat vegetarian haggis when I’m in Scotland. Love tatie scones. My sister in law is from Edinburgh and has a flat on Kings Stable Road so I have been fortunate to stay there with them. Also visited her brother in Glasgow so I love being there with locals. I have mostly Scottish heritage so it has a special place in my heart.
many people in my country mock GB and Scotland food by stereotype, I didn’t believe their voices and actually went Scotland and foods are delicious and I want Ironbru to ship in Japan so bad.
Ruth. Your talking my language now. I am an English chef, and served a lot of Scottish food. Most places i served in, celebrated Burns night. Even my local hospital, we had a specials day. Not many went for the haggis. I love it, scotch pies, tattie bread, the only things on your list are the fish dishes, sorry i have a fish and seafood allergy. Yes, i know what people are thinking, chef with an allergy, there are lots of us about and the other is i live in Grimsby. Good informative video. ❤️🫶🏴🏴🚐🌹👍
You don’t have to be sorry. I have lived with it for 60 years i was diagnosed at 7 when i was given fish, went a funny colour and was sick, so i was told. Never stops me enjoying the food i can have. I wish chef/cooks would read labels. Big one is Worcestershire sauce is made with anchovies. Never stopped me enjoying my service round the world. But thank you. ❤️🫶🏴🏴🚐👍🌹
From a granny in Govan, thanks hen. Your videos are brilliant and you get to go places I've only dreamed of (apart from isle of Skye) I'd love to do what you have done and are doing! I wish you only the very best and I hope you continue to promote our beautiful country and her heritage, much love and God bless you ❤️🏴🙏
Hi Ruth. I hope you are well. Interesting fact for you here: In regards to Mars Bars, they are made in Slough, Buckinghamshire. Adjacent to the "Mars Bars Factory" as it is more commonly known as, used to be a film studio called firstly; AP Films then later on; CENTURY 21 STUDIOS. It was there that the classic television series "THUNDERBIRDS" was made, along with others such as; "STINGRAY," "CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS," "JOE 90," "THE SECRET SERVICE" and the model effects work for "UFO." Sadly, the studios closed down in early 1971, and after changing hands many times over the decades. At one point in became a tyre company / factory, and a plastics factory. The building itself was finally demolished in 2017. The name of the road were the studios were on, is called Stirling Road.
Our area of southwestern Ontario Canada celebrates a tart much like Ecclefechan tarts. We call them simply butter tarts and there are festivals and special events and contest for the best butter tarts. The Scots when settled in this area must have brought them from southern Scotland. Butter tarts are very much a national dessert here, sometimes made with maple syrup. Thanks for sharing this.
Och aye hen but ye forgot tay mention kippers!! A braw Scottish breakfast. But I did enjoy the nostalgia from many years ago living in Midlothian and Dundee area. Now in Au.
The best thing to do with a few Mars bars, put chopped up bars in a ban marrie, let the bars melt you can add a wee bit of cream, to loosen up three mixture. Wonderful poured over vanilla ice cream, some of the sauce will harden, its wonderful. Thank you I left Scotland when I was 15 but I have regularly returned and I lucky have my great uncles Harry's wonderful Tablet recipe ( truly wonderful). You can by Arbroath Smoke from Sainsburys.
I'm a Finn living in London (hopefully moving to Scotland next year) and love the cullen skink. It reminds me of a traditional Finnish salmon soup which is my favourite. I used to dislike black pudding but after eating the Stornoway black pudding I was immediately a fan. That is sooooooooo good!!! Always loved haggis!
Scotch pie.... Lovely. The feedback from Scottish football forums is that the best pies are those at Brechin City's matches. They are said to be absolutely the dogs bollox. I think there may also be other ingredients.
Loved our visit last fall. Came over via ferry from Belfast. Those tea cakes are delicious. Loved discovering Irn Bru as well. As far as BrewDog, we have a brewery down the road from my house.
My ultimate dream is to move to the highlands, have 5 border collies, and live only on smoked salmon. Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you.
Es ist schön, Leute wie Sie zu beobachten. Es ist einfach, mühelos. Ich wünsche dir, dass du deine Ideen weiterentwickelst. Ein großes Hallo von einer russischen Frau aus Deutschland.
Wow!!! This was AMAZING Ruth! I learned so much today that was never known to me. I live in Michigan, but my Grandparent's came from Saltcoats. We have cousins visit all the time and they always bring the "sweeties" to us. Especially fond of Orange Club and Penguin biscuits. Growing up, Mom found a Scotch Bakery in the metro area of Detroit. It was a big treat to get meat pies, bridies, steak pies and a few sweets a couple times a year, My Dad always loved "Fleas in the Graveyard" (raisin bars)? Anyhow, there are so many foods I still need to try! I am 60 years old and still have my Oor Wullie and Broon's comic books that we received at Christmas from kin each year. Love your channel!
My dad and I enjoyed during our trip to Scotland: Haggis, Cullen Skink, Tablet, Cranachan (I'm drooling just THINKING of this one!!!), Porridge, shortbread, Smoked Salmon, Tunnock's Caramel Logs, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Scottish Breakfast, PLENTY of seafood, amazing beef, some whiskey of course, my dad enjoyed the beers (I'm not a beer gal) but I loved the gins, and of course the lovely crystal clear water. 16/44. Not bad for only 5 days!!!
My Wife always talks about her parents, taking her to the Scottish Bakery in Kearny, New Jersey, USA 🇺🇸. She loved a Scottish cookie called an Abernathy biscuit, she was heartbroken when they closed.
Love Scottish food. Found a Scot butcher in Sydney and I buy black pudding, white pudding, haggis, sq sausage, Scots pies , tattie scones etc. I was over there last October in Oban. Found it hard to get trad food. Easier to get curry or pizza. But there’s always the chippies where you get all the above deep fried. Best steak I’ve ever had was in Scotland.
Smoked salmon is popular in Scotland but is also has roots in many other cultures. Smoked salmon has featured in many Native American cultures for a long time. It was also a common dish in Greek and Roman culture throughout history, often being eaten at large gatherings and celebrations.
I've had many of these foods, since my parents were from Lanarkshire. They moved to Canada after WWII as there were better job opportunities Mince and tatties was #1 on my dinner table back in the day. We often also included beans with it. Steak and Kidney pie was also a favourite. Is that not properly Scottish? Me mum made the best pies - all from scratch.
@@JohnSmith-uy7svIt’s a list of foods to try when you’re IN Scotland. nobody’s talking about USA here. Major part of traveling is trying foreign foods. You don’t have to be wealthy to travel.
@@Susannatad87 YOU DON'T????? I can't afford to travel out of town for a 2 hour drive. 🤣🤣Maybe they would ship it to me by air drop. Why is no one talking about usa? Her channel does not say for scottish people only. duh. No one else welcome. 😁😁 americans go away, do not watch. ☺☺☺☺ I would beg to differ with Ruth that it is for everyone. 🙂
I emigrated from the UK in 1982 and since then the food in the UK overall has improved immensely. I was in Scotland this summer and it was hard to find lousy food. Everywhere i went from Aberdeen, Glasgow and the Outer Hebrides the food choice and quality was excellent and I eat much of the stuff in the vlog. I am Scottish so grew up eating lots of this stuff.
Thanks for the wonderful memories of growing up with a Scottish Nana who introduced us to many yummy foods and also my two visits over to Scotland in your past. One thing you forgot to mention is marzipan.👍🏻
I have learned that when a liquor is being made that the heat should be low just hot enough to make the steam that sends it through the tubes. If it is heated too hot it may still taste good but will cause people to become out of control-mean or just psychos. I have learned to detect the bad from the good so when my son brought home some white lightning I wouldn’t let him drink any until I smelled it. It turns out the guy he got it from knows how to make some great dew. (Mountain dew-the original stuff).
Hendrick's gin is excellent and available in the United States at most liquor stores. They have a limited edition cabernet version that has like a berry flavor and that especially is delicious with some spirte and a sprig of rosemary. Also Sloe and Brambleberry gins tend to excellent even if you think you don't like gin. If you like wine I highly recommend Cairn O'Mohr fruit winery near Dundee. They have a broad delicious selection and the folks their are super fun and chill. I didn't see it in the video but Cullen Skink is super amazing. If you like soup and are a fan of chowder then you must try it. Smoked haddock with potatoes, onion and a creamy broth. The best one I had in Scotland was at the restaurant for the Siglachan which is on the west side of Scotland near the Fairy Pools. It is ranked as #4 out of 100 Cullen Skinks in the country. My family and friends thought they would not enjoy this because it is fish in a soup but once they tried the Siglachan's version, they ordered their own bowls and we ate it everywhere we could after that. For my friend's with celiac's disease it is pretty easy to find gluten-free beer at many establishments. This was a first for my wife and I can attest that they were delicious and fair representations of normal beer.
A lot of similarities there between the Scottish and Ulster (Northern Ireland) diet there Ruth. We call tattie scones "tattie bread" over here and an "Ulster fry" consists of tattie bread, soda bread, pork sausages, black pudding (optional) and baked beans...no wonder we're all fat and have heart attacks in Scotland and Northern Ireland! 😲😁😁😁😜
I can remember having soda scone as we called it as a youngster,absolutely beautiful. I'm a Lanarkshire lad originally,my great grandparents from Limavady Ulster.
Wow! What a list you've put together. 😊 My diet really changed living in Scotland...my first year here I asked if all people eat is carrots and potatoes, due to the dearth of foods I was used to. 😂 And I think by now I've had all of these and everything is always superb!
Hi Ruth from Grimsby, Ontario Canada. My name is Patrick. I have 2 chronic pain conditions,1 in my neck called Cervical Stenosis & 1 in my lower back called Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Most nights I can't so I can't sleep so I binge watch your videos. Thank you Ruth for making your videos.
I was surprised to see on the menu of the video several dishes that my mother, who loved to cook, used to cook for me as a child. At the time I did not know that they were Scottish dishes.
My Grandmother is Scottish from Falkirk and she married an Irish man so I grew up here in Ireland having our Scottish family coming over to stay several times a year and they always brought a great food parcel with them and in return they flew back to Scotland with our Irish soda bread, potato breads, Belfast baps etc. I use to love going to stay in Falkirk and getting the proper Irn Bru and square sausages. Love Scotland and the people. Beautiful country and I am looking forward to taking my own kids there.
Right all the food mentioned is all great my wee granny brought me up on mince with butter beans and that was or square sausage with tin tomatoes still eat that on a weekly basis magic 😊
How very dare you!!! I almost choked on my Buckfast when you called me a Ned. I'll have you know I actually got 5 Standard Grades for my 16th birthday, and gout for my 45th :) So you may have a point. Those evil Monks should change the label to the "Go To Jail" square from a Monopoly board. Great video as always. Big thumbs up .
It makes me salivate every time you show Sticky Toffee Pudding. Make sure you go to Fishers for Sticky Toffee Pudding if you are in Leith, Edinburgh. It is across the street from the Malmaison Hotel--a real treasure.
Thank you! This will make my trip to Glasgow next October food-wise a bit easier, since I now know what to go for. I'm from Finland and we actually have very high quality water here as well, so will be interesting to go for a not so serious "shoot-out"!
You forgot to mention there was an outrage over the new Irn Bru, and they were forced to release the "original" recipe. Luckily, here in Canada we just have the standard recipe with all the proper ingredients.
Hi Ruth, I came across your channel today and just love it! So refreshing! I am from Cape Town, South Africa. Descendants from Scotland. I have always had a yearning to visit, and now that I have seen your videos, I will definitely 🤍
I have a friend whose daughter went to school in Scotland for a year and stayed with a family there When I talked to her about her experience there, especially the food, she said not to ask what it is because as an American the sounds of it would probably bias you against it. She told me that she tried Haggis and it wasn't bad at all, it just doesn't sound good to an American and their usual culinary preferences.
I have two Scottish sisters and a brother, I'm English born, but I am very very proud of my Scottish family. My dad was a proud, noble Scotsman. My mother was from Devon a pure and beautiful woman.
You had me at Tennents Lager. My favorite in the world. Where I live there’s a Golden Ale called Sunspot Gold from Santan brewing company which is a close second. I also miss Mars bars from the UK, so much better than the American counterpart.
The whipt cream looks really great, also I have porrage in the morning, l think l like everything you have mentioned - yum yum, - l love Tunnocks Carmel Waver & Mars bar.
I liked the video. I wish I could have seen it 15 years ago when I visited Scotland. Lol. My Mother and I were at a Pub for dinner. When the bartender explained he didn't have Budwieser, I sat there like an idiot wondering what else to order. Lol. Ended up with a Stella.
Very informative! Since watching your video, I've been making some Scottish foods. (I found the recipes on Scottish websites.) So far, I've made Dundee cake, sticky toffee pudding, oat cakes, tablet (my husband is addicted to it), morning rolls, and oat scones. My next baking adventure will be butteries. I'm a pescatarian and I love eating salmon, so Scottish smoked salmon is a favorite of mine. I'm a dual UK/US citizen currently living in the states but thinking about moving to Scotland.
Thanks so much for this! I spent a good chunk of my childhood in coastal Aberdeenshire, so Cullen skink and butteries are definitely household staples for me. I can also recommend Gamrie Knotties, a ginger rock-cake/biscuity sweet topped with a thin layer of icing. They come from Gamrie in Aberdeenshire and are one of my favourite local delicacies, but sadly the bakeries selling the best knotties closed down a good few years ago. I haven’t been able to visit my Scottish family as much since COVID hit, and your videos have been a great comfort to me and a good incentive to get back up and see everyone! 💙🤍
@@ruthaisling I can recommend the towns of Banff and Macduff, 1 hour’s drive north of Aberdeen airport, as they definitely have the best bakeries for them nowadays. The area’s great for wildlife, with otters, dolphins, porpoises and sometimes orcas in the rivers and close to shore as well as mainland Scotland’s largest gannet population nearby at Troup Head. Gamrie/Gardenstown (both names for the same village), where the food’s from, have some really beautiful views, and a 1000 year old kirk nearby with history dating back to viking battles over the area!
Are there any Scottish foods or drinks mentioned in the video that you hadn’t heard of before?
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I have heard of haggas. Nothing else you mentioned I have heard of. They sound delicious though. Loved your going to the whiskey makers. Ruth I think you amazing. Thank you for providing the content.
I have heard of glen livet
I've been to the Western Isles many times walking and wildlife watching , the seafood is out of this world ...love Scotland
Many were new to me but I knew but not tried haggis, but have eaten shortbread, Scottish eggs, and a few others
My apologies, I didn't mean for your comment section to be a back and forth with me trying to correct misinformation from one of the commenters, I was merely trying to rectify a misguided ignorant and shameful generalization of a Native American tribe.
Back in 2000 me and 2 buddies from college here in Massachusetts toured Scotland, staying mostly in BnBs (real Bed and Breakfasts, long before AirBNB).
We wanted to try haggis, but we were so scared of it. Finally, we worked up our nerve about 1/2 way through the trip, and asked our hostess in Glen Coe where we should go to try haggis for dinner that night (she had just served out breakfast). She laughed and informed us we were eating haggis right now! We had been eating haggis as part of our Scottish Breakfast almost every morning of our trip. It was great!
Yes, you’ll find it on most cooked breakfasts in Scotland!!
Jokes on you!
My DNA is 16% Scottish and always wanted to go there. Sadly, I’m widowed and need a kidney so I will never be able to travel again. Thanks for taking me there virtually. Here in the US I’ve been able to enjoy many of the foods and drinks at restaurants, pubs and import shops. I’ve enjoyed your adventures as ambassador.I look forward to many more. ❤
Ruth: I know I have said this every time. Phenomenal presentation. Just for fun. With all of the food content you have described. What is your favorite Dinner, with beverage and desert? You don't have to answer this. I know you have so many comments to process. All the best and be safe.
16% ! That's good enough, you're Scottish(despite what your passport says!).👍😀 Best wishes from Scotland.😊
I’m glad to hear you can get many of these items in the states so you don’t need to travel to try them! ❤️
Come visit the US!
I would be thrilled to host a Valentine’s Day dinner!
You are truly amazing.
@apatriotone awe I'm gald you found Ruth's channel, as I'm glad I have. I hope Ruth won't mind if I recommend another, Steve Marsh, a also Scot. I only have 12% Scots DNA & I live in the Uk! I envy you your other 4% 😉😄
I've watched this three times! I've never seen such a compilation of Scottish foods and drinks. A must-see before visiting Scotland. Ruth, you're flying the Scottish flag (aka The Saltire) high!!
Wow, thanks so much!
Indeed! The Saltire is the long historically correct flag of the people of Scotland, and only Scottish Flag I will ever display.
I’m from Grimsby in England, and I will eat haggis whenever I can, it is so hearty and good food.
That's why you are English.
@@DogRoar-dq4riwhy?
@@FredBTs why knot?
@@zhukov43 he is English because he likes haggis? Why?
I’m also a Celtic fan too.
I'm a very long tall black man, 6'8" who bought a Kilt! Will try to rock it when the weather warms.😂❤
Kilts can be very warm , unless there’s a strong southerly wind !
Enjoy wearing it! 🏴
The UK coastal charity walker Christian Lewis wore a cilt (Welsh version) throughout his 6 year walk, but he had leggings on under it as he walked in all weathers. I think he wrecked at least 2 over that period!
That's awesome!
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Cullen Skink was my absolute favourite when I was based in Buckie, great memories.
I love it too 😍
Oh, oh, oh, where is Drambuie the pinnacle royal of all liqueurs. THE world beater.
"the drink that satisfies"! Is Glayva worth a mention as well?
My family’s grandmother from Aberdeen used to make skirlie from oatmeal fried in fat, onions and seasoning. I had the impression that it was popular in Aberdeenshire. We were always taught that haggis came from wee creatures with one set of legs shorter than the other so they could run quickly on the Scottish hills especially before January 25th…
Me a the weins hae skirlie every wkend. Although I have found a cheat, use white pudding. 🤌🏼 haggis are indeed wee. We have a semi-tame one in the garden who also loves skirlie. He’ll give you a nasty nip if you’re out there and don’t have any. His names Dave. I told him Dave isn’t really Scottish, but to his pals he’s Wee Davie. So that’s how he gets past that. Love fae Aaaberdeen 😜
@@RMedich Hi…We don’t have any wee haggis running around here in Canada. It has to be imported from Scotland.
@@marshallbowen8693 if you haud yer wheesht ill send ye a breeding pair. Once they get to your side, it’s up to you. They’ll be fine in the Canadian climate, pretty similar to here. Dave’s telling me they prefer extremes of cold. Expect them in aboot 3 weeks. That’s not travel time, I’m just anticipating escapism and shenanigans.
Love stovies with sliced beetroot and oatcakes. One of my favourite meals great for having half way through a ceilidh or evening wedding reception. Clootie dumpling is great especially the hard outer skin - like tablet have never managed to make it properly so just eat everyone else’s.
I grew up on Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia Canada. My Great grandfather had to leave Skye during the Clearances. In Cape Breton, many of the traditional Scottish foods are still a huge part of our diet. My Gaelic-speaking grand aunt taught me how to make bannock when I was very young. Thank you for this very informative video. :)
It’s so interesting to hear where the Scottish people settled and great you have the family bannock recipe. Thank you for sharing this!
As a Scot, I don't think you mentioned my very favourite - Black Bun! It is a slab fruit cake encased in thin pastry. I much prefer this to Christmas cake, it is not as sweet, and has more spices flavouring it. Yum! Also Fruit Pudding served as part of breakfast as is black pudding and haggis pudding. Fruit pudding is sweeter, with dried fruit in the mix and is sliced and fried. Adds a nice contrast to the savoury elements of the breakfast.
The food of Scotland seems so robust and heart-warming. 😋
It is! But not so healthy 😉
As the saying goes, it sticks to your ribs.
Unless you eat sewage....you are nuts! Worst "food" in the world! It's not even food. Slave grinds. You will eat zee bugs and be happy! Claus Schwab would love the Scottish. They will eat anything.
And cause smelly farts.
Great vid. I am 75. My mum was Irish. Cork...I went over when I was 6 to see grandma O'Regan. At breakfast she gave me porridge. Put the milk on it for me and then sprinkled white stuff on it...which I thought was fine sugar. I put a spoonful in my mouth. .... what a shock...it was salt not sugar. I never forgot the taste. Ghastly. Never mind. Thanks for all your food types. I am going to go to Edinburgh next summer determined to scoff some of these nice foods and snacks. Great job. 😊😊😊😊😊 thanks Ruth 😊😊😊
You do need a slight sprinkle of salt to season porridge otherwise it is tasteless, even though you then add sugar or syrup etc..
Love the video. Spent my university days in Scotland and some of this takes me back. People get get old very quickly but your videos remind me of the happiest days of my life. Carry on the good work!
So glad you enjoy the videos, thanks for watching!
@@ruthaisling coming out of Century 2000 night club in Tollcross Edinburgh in the mid-90’s at about 2am and tapping up the bakery just off Cowgate for a stovey pie - happy days 😁
WILD RASPBERRIES AND SCOTTISH CREAM IS GREAT TOO.
The Scottish food I ate was haggis and fish and chips, I want to try all the dishes introduced this time, Ruth--san often are Kitsune udon when she lived in japan, and she ate udon in Shikoku, Even walking Hahaha.
スコットランド料理で食べたのはハギスとフィッシュ&チップスですね、今回の紹介された料理をすべて食べてみたい、ルースさんは日本に滞在してる時はよくきつねうどんを食べてましたね、四国ではうどんの食べ歩きもねHahaha
香川県産のうどんときつねうどんはとても美味しい。 早く家で作らないと いつもありがとうございます！
You can get haggis sandwiches at DEENEY'S Scottish Flavour in Tokyo.
@@sarukravitz4981 Thank you for the good information.
You are the best ambassador for Scotland, you actually got my attention with your food display. Certainly more appealing than previously thought and from my past experiences. So glad to see regional foods coming to age in a world class way!
Ruth, you are doing what I wished I had done 30 years ago in all your videos. I am from Australia and Scotland is as far as you can get from where I live in a small town called Sale in Victoria . Yes As my name is Robert Gordon Scott, a lot of my genes came from there decades ago, English and Norwegian as well I believe. I went there in 1992 but didn't do all that I should have. It was at the end of a gruelling three month world trip so I was simply toured out. I have many videos I shot during my travels and will be posting them here on my very small as yet RUclips channel in due course. You are one brave young & lovely lassie to be doing all this by yourself , as it appears. All the Best Robert
what the hell would Scottish tourism do without you....................... not a lot................... you are Scotland's number one.............
Wow.. thank you 🙏
I think you missed a few ellipses.
Ruth, I really liked this informative, culinary upload. I'm 3rd generation Canadian of Scottish descendant, and always incorporate regional foods when I visit the old country. You've pointed out several things I wasn't aware of, and can't wait to try on my next return. Slàinte mhath!
I went to School in Rural Perthshire and also worked on the rig boats out of Aberdeen for 10 years, being English I miss so many Scottish foods... Butteries! mmm An old school friend owns and runs MacSweens, I enjoy his haggis at least once a month. Irn Bru is my go to on the daily..
And not a salad leaf in sight! I would say Stornoway Black pudding merits a mention; perhaps paired with Scottish scallops!
Sounds yummy!
From Mock The Week some years ago, an alleged roadside sign - “You are now entering Scotland - no salad for 320 miles.”
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@@martinwaddell8429the salad was used with the smoked Salmond
Thank you for taking me down memory lane. I'm an American, but my parents were missionaries and I grew up in Dundee from the age of 5 until I was 12. Went to primary school and ate many of the things you showcased here. I do miss it so much and hope to one day take my children there. I'd also give an honorable mention to beans on toast and Ribena (which maybe aren't just Scottish, but I loved them growing up!).
I’m glad you enjoyed a foodie trip down memory lane!!
Thank you for this and all the others really, really good videos you make Ruth. Love that you go to less touristy places and show us the small and interesting things from daily life out there. Looking forward to your next video, hope it come soon.
Iv'e got haggis curry or curried haggis! Cooking in my slow cooker today. Haggis , diced onion , diced red bell peppers, tinned tomatoes, garlic& ginger, garam massala, rogan josh curry paste, i always go for curry paste rather than the sauce. Iv'e Got a chili to add if it needs it and i'm going to add a can of butterbeans to it towards the end of it cooking and maybe some spinach.🌼🙋♂️
Ruth, you’re incredible! I found your channel yesterday and have been binge watching since. This is the most interesting and informative list of Scottish foods, I would love to try all of them but most especially arbroath smokies. Wanting to see places my ancestors originated from, I’ve been to Scotland twice over the years and I love it so much. Your content and channel are wonderful, thank you for posting. Cheers from near the Canadian Rockies.
Wow, thank you! And thanks for watching in the Rockies 🙏
I buy Scottish smoked salmon and oatcakes here in South Carolina. The desserts sound good and the potato scones. Everything but the haggis sounds good. I was in Scotland years ago and had traditional dinner in Edinburgh. I didn’t care for the haggis but I was pregnant with morning sickness. Thank you for the video. We have frozen Mars bars here. Yummy in the summer especially.
My wife & I spent 2 weeks driving around Scotland. We tried most of the food. My favorite for breakfast was Kippers. Haggis was OK, reminded me of Amish scrapple. Over all a fantastic trip that was very enjoyable. Even though we didn't find NESSIE
well John, af ye do happen tae find Nessie ,
pls consider
that you'll probably be on "the menu " yersel lol :)
Three of my grandparents moved to the US from Scotland in the 1920s. My paternal grandma was from Wales. I lived with my maternal grandparents until i was 6 years old. It took me a long time to get used to eating what Americans usually ate. I have recipes my grandma wrote down for me, and i make them for my family.
Hang on to those precious recipes!
Whilst Shetlanders consider themselves Scandinavian, Shetland is part of Scotland. Having visited Shetland in your first video, a 45th food you could have mentioned then is reestit mutton. Mutton dried in the old days in the reests (the eaves of the house) under a peat fire. With tatties and barley makes a lovely soup. Looking forward to my next trip to Orkney and Shetland in August. Keep making these videos. Charles.
Thanks for the suggestion! I hope you enjoy your trip!
Do they? I thought they considered themselves Scots!
Orkney & Shetland were ceded to Scotland in 1472 as part of a dowry settlement between the Norwegian and Scots kings. However the old way still prevail. Do visit. Both are lovely places. Orkney has the highest concentration of Neolithic remains than anywhere in western Europe, because of the geology. I am currently in the most remote part of Britain, Knoydart. Enjoy! Charles.
@@charlesscaife4266 it's my aim to get up there but I'm currently a bit disabled, I've wanted to visit those isles forever, just never been able to afford it so I'm really grateful to Ruth & Steve marsh taking me to them!
I am an American that has traveled to Scotland many times. I am commenting on the items I have had: Tattie Scones = Scottish Nan; Cullen Skink = A smoked haddock chowder. It is the best after a day of hiking. Scottish shortbread with a glass of single malt in the evening is fantastic. Scottish Breakfast at a great B&B in Stirling, Oban, or Blairgowrie... absolutely the best! Eat the toast with the black currant jam that I have only had in the UK. The Indian Food in Glasgow and Edinburgh is the best I have had ANYWHERE. Scottish Bannocks, warm with real butter to soak up the Cullen Skink are magical. Try Brea's in Stirling for Cullen Skink or at the Sligachen Hotel on Skye. Also, Venison Tartar at Brea's is wonderful.
All sounds amazing 😻
Thanks for the PDF, Ruth, and the brilliant video. Being Irish, I'm not at all familiar with Scottish food, but I did note some strong similarities to Irish food here and there. Some of the items you've listed are truly mouth-watering. As a fish lover, that Cullen Skink looks wonderful and is now No.1 on my wish list! 😋
Glad it’s helpful! I really like Irish potato farls, they are quite similar to potatoes scones!
I eat vegetarian haggis when I’m in Scotland. Love tatie scones. My sister in law is from Edinburgh and has a flat on Kings Stable Road so I have been fortunate to stay there with them. Also visited her brother in Glasgow so I love being there with locals. I have mostly Scottish heritage so it has a special place in my heart.
many people in my country mock GB and Scotland food by stereotype, I didn’t believe their voices and actually went Scotland and foods are delicious and I want Ironbru to ship in Japan so bad.
Irn-Bru is sold all over the UK I always have cans in the fridge, I live on the Border where the "Border Collies" came from.
My family is Scottish and one of our favorite treats was scones with berry jams and pancakes with jam.
Ruth. Your talking my language now. I am an English chef, and served a lot of Scottish food. Most places i served in, celebrated Burns night. Even my local hospital, we had a specials day. Not many went for the haggis. I love it, scotch pies, tattie bread, the only things on your list are the fish dishes, sorry i have a fish and seafood allergy. Yes, i know what people are thinking, chef with an allergy, there are lots of us about and the other is i live in Grimsby. Good informative video. ❤️🫶🏴🏴🚐🌹👍
Ah sorry to hear about your allergy but it’s nice there are so many other dishes you can enjoy!
You don’t have to be sorry. I have lived with it for 60 years i was diagnosed at 7 when i was given fish, went a funny colour and was sick, so i was told. Never stops me enjoying the food i can have. I wish chef/cooks would read labels. Big one is Worcestershire sauce is made with anchovies. Never stopped me enjoying my service round the world. But thank you. ❤️🫶🏴🏴🚐👍🌹
From a granny in Govan, thanks hen. Your videos are brilliant and you get to go places I've only dreamed of (apart from isle of Skye)
I'd love to do what you have done and are doing!
I wish you only the very best and I hope you continue to promote our beautiful country and her heritage, much love and God bless you ❤️🏴🙏
Thank you so much for watching from Govan and I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying the videos!
Hi Ruth. I hope you are well. Interesting fact for you here: In regards to Mars Bars, they are made in Slough, Buckinghamshire. Adjacent to the "Mars Bars Factory" as it is more commonly known as, used to be a film studio called firstly; AP Films then later on; CENTURY 21 STUDIOS. It was there that the classic television series "THUNDERBIRDS" was made, along with others such as; "STINGRAY," "CAPTAIN SCARLET AND THE MYSTERONS," "JOE 90," "THE SECRET SERVICE" and the model effects work for "UFO." Sadly, the studios closed down in early 1971, and after changing hands many times over the decades. At one point in became a tyre company / factory, and a plastics factory. The building itself was finally demolished in 2017. The name of the road were the studios were on, is called Stirling Road.
Our area of southwestern Ontario Canada celebrates a tart much like Ecclefechan tarts. We call them simply butter tarts and there are festivals and special events and contest for the best butter tarts. The Scots when settled in this area must have brought them from southern Scotland. Butter tarts are very much a national dessert here, sometimes made with maple syrup. Thanks for sharing this.
That’s so interesting! Very likely came from the south of Scotland. And sounds just as delicious 😋
Och aye hen but ye forgot tay mention kippers!! A braw Scottish breakfast. But I did enjoy the nostalgia from many years ago living in Midlothian and Dundee area. Now in Au.
The best thing to do with a few Mars bars, put chopped up bars in a ban marrie, let the bars melt you can add a wee bit of cream, to loosen up three mixture. Wonderful poured over vanilla ice cream, some of the sauce will harden, its wonderful.
Thank you I left Scotland when I was 15 but I have regularly returned and I lucky have my great uncles Harry's wonderful Tablet recipe ( truly wonderful).
You can by Arbroath Smoke from Sainsburys.
Great idea, I’ll be making that sauce 😋
When they reduced the sugar content in IrnBru they started putting more girders in it instead.
Oh my god I remember the advert 😂
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I'm a Finn living in London (hopefully moving to Scotland next year) and love the cullen skink. It reminds me of a traditional Finnish salmon soup which is my favourite. I used to dislike black pudding but after eating the Stornoway black pudding I was immediately a fan. That is sooooooooo good!!! Always loved haggis!
I love Cullen skink too, it’s so yummy!!
@@ruthaislingYou did show a couple of Baxter's Soups...........but their best is Cullen Skink. Full of flavour .
Scotch pie.... Lovely. The feedback from Scottish football forums is that the best pies are those at Brechin City's matches. They are said to be absolutely the dogs bollox. I think there may also be other ingredients.
Sounds like Chinese/Mexican/Philippine street food. Never question what you are eating. Just enjoy.
Haha good to know they taste so good!
I had no idea that there are so many really great sounding Scottish dishes. They all sound like they would excellent with a good Islay dram!
Also Scotland seems amazing that ferries, restraunts on island has vegan/plant based option on menu.
It’s really great. Things have definitely improved in the last 5-10 years!
Loved our visit last fall. Came over via ferry from Belfast. Those tea cakes are delicious. Loved discovering Irn Bru as well. As far as BrewDog, we have a brewery down the road from my house.
OH! This video is very helpful!
I am planning to travel to Scotland in July. I'll refer to this video!
ありがとうございます😊
Glad it’s helpful for you! Enjoy your trip to Scotland! 🏴
I was so pleasantly surprised by how fantastic scottish cuisine is!!
My ultimate dream is to move to the highlands, have 5 border collies, and live only on smoked salmon. Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you.
Es ist schön, Leute wie Sie zu beobachten. Es ist einfach, mühelos. Ich wünsche dir, dass du deine Ideen weiterentwickelst. Ein großes Hallo von einer russischen Frau aus Deutschland.
Wow!!! This was AMAZING Ruth! I learned so much today that was never known to me. I live in Michigan, but my Grandparent's came from Saltcoats. We have cousins visit all the time and they always bring the "sweeties" to us. Especially fond of Orange Club and Penguin biscuits. Growing up, Mom found a Scotch Bakery in the metro area of Detroit. It was a big treat to get meat pies, bridies, steak pies and a few sweets a couple times a year, My Dad always loved "Fleas in the Graveyard" (raisin bars)? Anyhow, there are so many foods I still need to try! I am 60 years old and still have my Oor Wullie and Broon's comic books that we received at Christmas from kin each year. Love your channel!
Oh that’s lovely to hear, thanks for sharing! I hope you can try more of the items!
My dad and I enjoyed during our trip to Scotland: Haggis, Cullen Skink, Tablet, Cranachan (I'm drooling just THINKING of this one!!!), Porridge, shortbread, Smoked Salmon, Tunnock's Caramel Logs, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Scottish Breakfast, PLENTY of seafood, amazing beef, some whiskey of course, my dad enjoyed the beers (I'm not a beer gal) but I loved the gins, and of course the lovely crystal clear water. 16/44. Not bad for only 5 days!!!
That’s really good for 5 days! You need to come back and try the rest 😊
@ I would love to!! Loved Scotland and was thrilled by the culinary scene
My Wife always talks about her parents, taking her to the Scottish Bakery in Kearny, New Jersey, USA 🇺🇸. She loved a Scottish cookie called an Abernathy biscuit, she was heartbroken when they closed.
Oh that’s a shame it closed!
Google “stockists of Abernethy biscuits near me”. You should be able to buy them on the internet too.
Love Scottish food. Found a Scot butcher in Sydney and I buy black pudding, white pudding, haggis, sq sausage, Scots pies , tattie scones etc. I was over there last October in Oban. Found it hard to get trad food. Easier to get curry or pizza. But there’s always the chippies where you get all the above deep fried. Best steak I’ve ever had was in Scotland.
That’s interesting! I guess here in Scotland you might have to go to a variety of shops to get all the items
mince and tatties are a regular favorite in my house. of course oat porridge is a must for me :)
Smoked salmon is popular in Scotland but is also has roots in many other cultures. Smoked salmon has featured in many Native American cultures for a long time. It was also a common dish in Greek and Roman culture throughout history, often being eaten at large gatherings and celebrations.
Hope you’ve included stewed sausage!? My nana used to make that for me all the time when i was young!!!
Thats not traditionally Scottish though. Its a UK dish
I've had many of these foods, since my parents were from Lanarkshire. They moved to Canada after WWII as there were better job opportunities
Mince and tatties was #1 on my dinner table back in the day. We often also included beans with it.
Steak and Kidney pie was also a favourite. Is that not properly Scottish? Me mum made the best pies - all from scratch.
OK, you’ve hooked us. Must try them all. Our favorite is Cock-a-Leekie soup, but we hope to find another when trying your list. Thanks from sharing.
Oh lovely! Please do try them all!
us???? nope. I'm a junk food junkie eater. This is yucky to me. 😂😂 How would we get any of this in the usa? We are not wealthy.
When trying the Scottish cuisine, watch Still Game or Chewin The Fat.....comedy doesn't get any better
@@JohnSmith-uy7svIt’s a list of foods to try when you’re IN Scotland. nobody’s talking about USA here. Major part of traveling is trying foreign foods. You don’t have to be wealthy to travel.
@@Susannatad87 YOU DON'T????? I can't afford to travel out of town for a 2 hour drive. 🤣🤣Maybe they would ship it to me by air drop. Why is no one talking about usa? Her channel does not say for scottish people only. duh. No one else welcome. 😁😁 americans go away, do not watch. ☺☺☺☺ I would beg to differ with Ruth that it is for everyone. 🙂
I emigrated from the UK in 1982 and since then the food in the UK overall has improved immensely. I was in Scotland this summer and it was hard to find lousy food. Everywhere i went from Aberdeen, Glasgow and the Outer Hebrides the food choice and quality was excellent and I eat much of the stuff in the vlog. I am Scottish so grew up eating lots of this stuff.
Thanks for the wonderful memories of growing up with a Scottish Nana who introduced us to many yummy foods and also my two visits over to Scotland in your past. One thing you forgot to mention is marzipan.👍🏻
Oh lovely! Thanks for letting me know!
I am an American and work in Scotland on occasion and truly enjoy the food. My favorite though is a full Scottish breakfast.
I have learned that when a liquor is being made that the heat should be low just hot enough to make the steam that sends it through the tubes. If it is heated too hot it may still taste good but will cause people to become out of control-mean or just psychos. I have learned to detect the bad from the good so when my son brought home some white lightning I wouldn’t let him drink any until I smelled it. It turns out the guy he got it from knows how to make some great dew. (Mountain dew-the original stuff).
Hendrick's gin is excellent and available in the United States at most liquor stores. They have a limited edition cabernet version that has like a berry flavor and that especially is delicious with some spirte and a sprig of rosemary. Also Sloe and Brambleberry gins tend to excellent even if you think you don't like gin. If you like wine I highly recommend Cairn O'Mohr fruit winery near Dundee. They have a broad delicious selection and the folks their are super fun and chill. I didn't see it in the video but Cullen Skink is super amazing. If you like soup and are a fan of chowder then you must try it. Smoked haddock with potatoes, onion and a creamy broth. The best one I had in Scotland was at the restaurant for the Siglachan which is on the west side of Scotland near the Fairy Pools. It is ranked as #4 out of 100 Cullen Skinks in the country. My family and friends thought they would not enjoy this because it is fish in a soup but once they tried the Siglachan's version, they ordered their own bowls and we ate it everywhere we could after that. For my friend's with celiac's disease it is pretty easy to find gluten-free beer at many establishments. This was a first for my wife and I can attest that they were delicious and fair representations of normal beer.
A lot of similarities there between the Scottish and Ulster (Northern Ireland) diet there Ruth. We call tattie scones "tattie bread" over here and an "Ulster fry" consists of tattie bread, soda bread, pork sausages, black pudding (optional) and baked beans...no wonder we're all fat and have heart attacks in Scotland and Northern Ireland! 😲😁😁😁😜
Haha oh dear. I tried Irish potato farls recently and they are great, a bit more potato tasting than tattie scones which I liked
I can remember having soda scone as we called it as a youngster,absolutely beautiful. I'm a Lanarkshire lad originally,my great grandparents from Limavady Ulster.
Wow! What a list you've put together. 😊 My diet really changed living in Scotland...my first year here I asked if all people eat is carrots and potatoes, due to the dearth of foods I was used to. 😂 And I think by now I've had all of these and everything is always superb!
Ruth, your videos are my favorites , so fresh and positive.
Wow, thank you!
Hi Ruth from Grimsby, Ontario Canada. My name is Patrick. I have 2 chronic pain conditions,1 in my neck called Cervical Stenosis & 1 in my lower back called Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Most nights I can't so I can't sleep so I binge watch your videos. Thank you Ruth for making your videos.
Thank you for watching and I’m sorry to hear you struggle with sleeping.
Just ate a mats bar. Had one of them when I was in Ireland. Unbelievable that most of these I have had in Canada.
WALKERS Shortbread IS AMAZINGGGGGGG
Yummy ❤️ 😋
It’s very good!!
I was surprised to see on the menu of the video several dishes that my mother, who loved to cook, used to cook for me as a child. At the time I did not know that they were Scottish dishes.
That’s nice! Which dishes?
@@ruthaisling Shortbread, Scotch eggs, Dundee cake, etc. I didn't even know those names at the time.
My Grandmother is Scottish from Falkirk and she married an Irish man so I grew up here in Ireland having our Scottish family coming over to stay several times a year and they always brought a great food parcel with them and in return they flew back to Scotland with our Irish soda bread, potato breads, Belfast baps etc. I use to love going to stay in Falkirk and getting the proper Irn Bru and square sausages. Love Scotland and the people. Beautiful country and I am looking forward to taking my own kids there.
Right all the food mentioned is all great my wee granny brought me up on mince with butter beans and that was or square sausage with tin tomatoes still eat that on a weekly basis magic 😊
How very dare you!!! I almost choked on my Buckfast when you called me a Ned. I'll have you know I actually got 5 Standard Grades for my 16th birthday, and gout for my 45th :) So you may have a point. Those evil Monks should change the label to the "Go To Jail" square from a Monopoly board. Great video as always. Big thumbs up .
Hahaha 😂😂
Takk!
Thank you very much indeed for your support 🙏
before watching the video food haggis, try it its delicious. drinks all the whisky you can.
I understand you MUST have a glass of whisky alongside the haggis. You must also recite Bobby Burns "Address to a Haggis".
Haha, the Scotch Ale example you showed is made here in Colorado where I live.
What a cute lassie 😊
It makes me salivate every time you show Sticky Toffee Pudding. Make sure you go to Fishers for Sticky Toffee Pudding if you are in Leith, Edinburgh. It is across the street from the Malmaison Hotel--a real treasure.
All my favourite health foods 😁
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Thank you! This will make my trip to Glasgow next October food-wise a bit easier, since I now know what to go for. I'm from Finland and we actually have very high quality water here as well, so will be interesting to go for a not so serious "shoot-out"!
You forgot to mention there was an outrage over the new Irn Bru, and they were forced to release the "original" recipe. Luckily, here in Canada we just have the standard recipe with all the proper ingredients.
It all is made and comes from Scotland.
Thanks!
Thank you so much 😊 I really appreciate the support.
How is there a vegetarian version of HAGIS???
Hi Ruth, I came across your channel today and just love it! So refreshing! I am from Cape Town, South Africa. Descendants from Scotland. I have always had a yearning to visit, and now that I have seen your videos, I will definitely 🤍
Thanks Suzanne, so glad you are enjoying the videos!
@@ruthaisling 🤍
スコッチエッグは学校の給食で何度か食べた思い出があります。ちょっと懐かしいメニュー😊
スコッチエッグは日本にあるのか？
They run you out town
Go to England
I have a friend whose daughter went to school in Scotland for a year and stayed with a family there
When I talked to her about her experience there, especially the food, she said not to ask what it is because as an American the sounds of it would probably bias you against it. She told me that she tried Haggis and it wasn't bad at all, it just doesn't sound good to an American and their usual culinary preferences.
Vegetarian haggis is a very good alternative folks 👍
Here in Canada we have a similar looking chocolate bar to your Tunnock's Caramel Log's, here ours is called "Coffee Crisp".
As a Scot and fan of both, I can say that if you ate them side by side, you’d find the taste is totally different. Enjoy.
Eat the smoked salmon on a potatoe pancake with some fresh horseradish and sourcream.
I have two Scottish sisters and a brother, I'm English born, but I am very very proud of my Scottish family. My dad was a proud, noble Scotsman. My mother was from Devon a pure and beautiful woman.
Ok
Fascinating and fun. I may not get to try anything but the shortbread, but I am subscribing to this channel.
Going to Scotland in July of 2025, I am ready now to try new things! Thank you
20:02 However, Barr would later bring back the original recipe under the name Irn-Bru 1901.
You had me at Tennents Lager. My favorite in the world. Where I live there’s a Golden Ale called Sunspot Gold from Santan brewing company which is a close second. I also miss Mars bars from the UK, so much better than the American counterpart.
The whipt cream looks really great, also I have porrage in the morning, l think l like everything you have mentioned - yum yum, - l love Tunnocks Carmel Waver & Mars bar.
I liked the video. I wish I could have seen it 15 years ago when I visited Scotland. Lol. My Mother and I were at a Pub for dinner. When the bartender explained he didn't have Budwieser, I sat there like an idiot wondering what else to order. Lol. Ended up with a Stella.
Very informative! Since watching your video, I've been making some Scottish foods. (I found the recipes on Scottish websites.) So far, I've made Dundee cake, sticky toffee pudding, oat cakes, tablet (my husband is addicted to it), morning rolls, and oat scones. My next baking adventure will be butteries. I'm a pescatarian and I love eating salmon, so Scottish smoked salmon is a favorite of mine. I'm a dual UK/US citizen currently living in the states but thinking about moving to Scotland.
I'm an American who loves haggis! Wish it was readily available here in Colorado.
Thanks so much for this! I spent a good chunk of my childhood in coastal Aberdeenshire, so Cullen skink and butteries are definitely household staples for me. I can also recommend Gamrie Knotties, a ginger rock-cake/biscuity sweet topped with a thin layer of icing. They come from Gamrie in Aberdeenshire and are one of my favourite local delicacies, but sadly the bakeries selling the best knotties closed down a good few years ago. I haven’t been able to visit my Scottish family as much since COVID hit, and your videos have been a great comfort to me and a good incentive to get back up and see everyone! 💙🤍
Gamrie knotties sound wonderful! I wonder where I could get them?
@@ruthaisling I can recommend the towns of Banff and Macduff, 1 hour’s drive north of Aberdeen airport, as they definitely have the best bakeries for them nowadays. The area’s great for wildlife, with otters, dolphins, porpoises and sometimes orcas in the rivers and close to shore as well as mainland Scotland’s largest gannet population nearby at Troup Head. Gamrie/Gardenstown (both names for the same village), where the food’s from, have some really beautiful views, and a 1000 year old kirk nearby with history dating back to viking battles over the area!