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A sweet biscuit (cookie) containing caraway seeds, which give it a pungent flavor. Invented by Dr. John Abernethy as an aid to digestion. Recipe

A type of smoked haddock, a specialty of the town of Arbroath in Angus. One of the few Scottish food items to enjoy EU Protected Geographical Indication status.

A drink made by mixing honey and whisky with water in which oatmeal has been steeping. Thought to be named after the 1st Earl of Atholl, who (legend has it) used it to contaminate his enemies' wa [..]

A flat, round cake, similar to an oatcake but thicker and softer - in fact, more like a scone

Turnips (swede or rutabaga) mashed with butter and spices. See also neeps.

Scottish term for blackberry

Juice or liquid in which something has been soaked.

A mixture of oatmeal and boiling water or milk. See also Atholl brose. "Brose and Bannock Day" is an old term for Shrove Tuesday.

The same as the French crème brulée