Things People Must Eat When Visiting Scotland

Well as a Scot I can tell you that you can get most of that food from most eateries all over Scotland..from chip shops ..to expensive restaurants depending on your taste.. I have to say though I've never heard of Rocks amd Mocks...and that deep fried Mars bar is the poshest I've ever seen..it usually comes take out from the fish and chip shop.. :D I have never tasted a deep fried mars bar and I hope I never will..

One of the best fish and chip shops I was ever in was in Dunfermline in Fife...and in the same way that Americans know a good Hamburger joint from a bad one...Scots know a good fish and chip shop from a bad one there's hundreds of them..but I remember some years ago going to the famous St Andrews Golf course ans stoppping off in Dunfermline for some deep fried haggis in batter...and it was like nectar from the Gods...deeelishus!!
 
Some dishes I've never heard of. Some sound emmm...interesting. I've been to a few of those restaurants.
 

I've been to some of those too....the fish and chips at Aldburgh in Suffolk are to die for!
 
Some of those dishes look absolutely scrumptious! My mouth is watering for some fried food and beer!:)
 
The best fish and chips I had was in a small restaurant on the Oregon Coast. Fried food and beer always sounds good Cookie, with a biscuit and ice cream for dessert, LOL! :hair: I agree Ameriscot, I'll pass on the deep fried Mars bar too! :eeew:
 
SeaBreeze said:
The best fish and chips I had was in a small restaurant on the Oregon Coast. Fried food and beer always sounds good Cookie, with a biscuit and ice cream for dessert, LOL! :hair: I agree Ameriscot, I'll pass on the deep fried Mars bar too! :eeew:
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Sounds awesome!

Best fish and chips I ever had was in a couple of towns/villages near the Isle of Skye - Morar and Mallaig. The other was in Whitby, England, and they also had the best mushy peas.

And a couple of pints of beer to wash it all down. Dessert? Brownie with ice cream and chocolate sauce! :yes:
 
Most of dishes are not what you could call 'Scottish', but dishes from the menus of a selection of Scottish restaurants. The greatest culinary crime IMO, is serving baked beans at breakfast and calling it a "Scottish/English breakfast".

My suggestions for things to try - Cullen Skink (from Cullen,of course) or an ice cream from Nardini's in Largs.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Most of dishes are not what you could call 'Scottish', but dishes from the menus of a selection of Scottish restaurants. The greatest culinary crime IMO, is serving baked beans at breakfast and calling it a "Scottish/English breakfast".

My suggestions for things to try - Cullen Skink (from Cullen,of course) or an ice cream from Nardini's in Largs.
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I love Cullen Skink. I need to get my 'chef' to make me some again as it's been ages. I've had an ice cream at Nardini's in Largs!
 
A personal favourite which I rarely have and is only for very serious sugar lovers is tablet. Similar to fudge but it's not chocolate and the ingredients are a bit different. Ingredients: butter, sugar, condensed milk. You can't eat a lot of it at once or you'd probably go into a some kind of sugar coma.
 
I adore Cullen skink.

OOOh AS and Cpt lightening you have brought some memories back mentioning Nardinis'. When I was a little girl, my parents never took me anywhere , so my granny would take me to places as much as her little budget would allow. She would take me to the Kings theatre to see variety shows with francie and josie or the Gang show..or we'd see a Matinee play at the Citizens. We'd sit up in the Gods because she couldn't afford more expensive seats but I loved it , adored it...but most of all winter or summer she would take me to the seaside..to saltcoats , Ardrossan or Largs, and the highlight of the trip for me aged 9 or 10 was ice cream from Nardinis. We'd take our ice-cream cornets out side and sit on a bench (sometimes a bus shelter bench if it was raining):D..and just look over the river Clyde watching the boats sailing past. Simple but wonderful memories which have stayed with me for life..
 
At the risk of becoming nostalgic, I have memories of day trips to Ayr & Girvan. I was in Ayr about a year ago and it seems to be 'running to seed' a bit, but we were directed to the Ayrshire micro-brewery where we had a lovely pint brewed on the premises, and an excellent 'club sandwich'. Largs, however was looking good with a re-vamped ferry terminal and regular service across to Great Cumbrae, but a lot of 'yuppy' apartments seem to have sprung up along that coastal strip north of Fairlie. When I worked in Greenock, I stayed at the Brisbane House hotel beside Nardinis, but it had closed at that time. I'm glad that it's flourishing again and the ice cream is as good as ever.

End of nostalgia.. I have to be careful where I make comments these days before I'm told I should start a new thread.
 
Nice memories Holly and Capt. I used to pick up my hubby at Prestwick every Friday night and I enjoyed the drive, often stopping in Largs for a bit on the way.
 
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