Scotland Food
We all love food, regardless where we are! And if you are hungry and poor in a country that uses pound ( almost 3 times of SGD), basically you have only three options:
(a) Starve and mentally convince yourself you are VERY full
(b) Share a meal with your partner, so that you are only semi-hungry or semi-full ( depending on how positive you are =p )
(c) Eat bread, eat bread and eat more bread! In fact, the sandwiches & burgers are good
Ya ready? Let's take a look at some of the food that I ate at Scotland then =>
(a) Starve and mentally convince yourself you are VERY full
(b) Share a meal with your partner, so that you are only semi-hungry or semi-full ( depending on how positive you are =p )
(c) Eat bread, eat bread and eat more bread! In fact, the sandwiches & burgers are good
Ya ready? Let's take a look at some of the food that I ate at Scotland then =>
Technically, this was not a food item from Scotland. I bought the breakfast set ( 2.99 pound) at King's Cross Station, but ate it in the train to Scotland ( 4 hours ride from London to Scotland via the National Rail). So Scotland or London? Aiya, they are both the same under UK and Scotland will only attain its independence in 2010 ( if I'm not wrong).
Macho Nachos ( 3.95 pound) from Grassmarket
Tortilla corn chips covered in Mexican style meat chill, baked with cheese and topped with jalapenos. Served with sour cream & freshly made salsa
This was great! Well, at least better than the pepperoni pizza we ordered along ( forgot to take pictures coz kinda hungry). It had all sort of taste: cheesy, spicy, sweet, crunchy etc. Never eaten nachos in such a manner in Spore. The total bill for the meal was around 20 pounds and if you are re-calculating, you are not wrong. YES! It was about S$60 for a meal of nachos and pizza!
That should give you a rough gauge the amount of money to set aside for food there, so I shan't be "reporting" the cost anymore. Keke, actually because I forgot most of them lah. Hungry man is Angry man. So heck care the cost liao, just eat le, cant be bothered!
That should give you a rough gauge the amount of money to set aside for food there, so I shan't be "reporting" the cost anymore. Keke, actually because I forgot most of them lah. Hungry man is Angry man. So heck care the cost liao, just eat le, cant be bothered!
Traditional Scottish Food => Haggis
Haggis is one of those national dishes that is both beloved and reviled by natives, and sometimes horrifies people who hear it described for the first time. It's actually a dish consisting of the heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep, calf, etc, minced with suet and oatmeal, seasoned with salt, pepper, onions, etc, and boiled like a large sausage. Let me do the honor to horrify you further with a close-up of it..... Wahahahhaa
What does it taste like, you ask me? Frankly speaking, it didnt taste as bad as the ingredients. It just tasted like mashed up of everything such that you cant really differentiate anymore. But I didnt finish it though.... Why? I leave it to the adventure seekers to try & tell me whether you like it!
Fruit Beer ( Raspberry)Scotland is actually famous for their Whisky. In fact, there is a tourist spot ~ The Scotch Whisky Experience @ Royal Mile, Edinburgh which offers a tour of the making of Scotch Whisky. I'm not a great fan of Whisky myself, so I dint go. But for those who are interested, please email me to get a 35% discount voucher on the Standard Tour ( Valid until 31/12/08).
Since I'm talking about Whisky, I got to mention this whisky liqueur that tasted like Bailey.
It tasted sweet & creamy like Bailey, yet gave you a spicy after-taste like normal Whisky. Super good! We drank it on its own or used it as a topping on ice-cream, super yummy! Must try!
Keke, actually I was showing the picture of the fruit beer hor.. a bit side tracked liao. But the fruit beer was nothing compared to Heather Cream Whisky Liqueur. Must try!
Burger with Aberdeen Beef & Cheese
This was a gigantic burger, from a burger shop along the street of Royal Mile, High Street. The size polly comparable to that of Carls Junior, if not bigger. You can basically mix and match the filling and the patty ( chicken, beef etc). Recommendable but then hor at that time, I was having a craving for burgers, so I leave it to yourself to judge lah!
Macaroni with Cheese
This looked good on picture, but was actually too cheesy after a few mouthful. When the menu stated macaroni with cheese, you better believe that it was really Macaroni AND Cheese only!! Dun count your luck that the chef will top off with some chicken bits etc.
But the fries in UK or Paris were really good. They were those chunky kind, similiar to MOS. But they just tasted better, maybe the potatos were grown with classical music?? Hahahaha..
But the fries in UK or Paris were really good. They were those chunky kind, similiar to MOS. But they just tasted better, maybe the potatos were grown with classical music?? Hahahaha..
Chicken breast coated with oats
Cheesecake with oats crust
Oat has been a staple of the Scottish diet since medieval times. It is used to make porridge as well as such other traditional favourites as oatcakes, bannocks, skirlie, haggis, mealy pudding and for frying fish. It's not unusual if you find oats as the ingredient for their dishes.
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