Scotland does have excellent meat and produce - the Aberdeen Angus and Scottish Salmon for example.
The standard of food in the lowlands is generally poor - especially outside of Edinburgh. But there is a lot of absolutely cracking Scottish/British food in the Highlands.
Of course, it's not as good for a foodie as somewhere like London, NYC or Tokyo. But it's a lot better than the kebabs, pizza crunches and munchie boxes that people associate with Scotland.
> But it's a lot better than the kebabs, pizza crunches and munchie boxes that people associate with Scotland.
If it's any consolation, the only food I associate with Scotland is haggis, and I don't expect that people there are actually eating it. I have no opinion whatever on what people in Scotland eat. (Except, of course, that it probably isn't haggis.)
> If it's any consolation, the only food I associate with Scotland is haggis, and I don't expect that people there are actually eating it. I have no opinion whatever on what people in Scotland eat. (Except, of course, that it probably isn't haggis.)
I mean, not everyone eats it, and those that do certainly don't eat it all the time, but it's pretty common. The haggis supper is a chip-shop staple. A full Scottish fried breakfast may well include a slice of haggis. There's a good chance that a cafe or van selling bacon rolls will also sell haggis rolls. And so on.
It's about as common as black pudding, and fills a similar culinary niche.
"I don't expect that people there are actually eating it"
Well, I'm a Scot living in Scotland and I eat it fairly frequently - its a fairly standard food, though not as popular as things like curry, obviously.
NB I probably count as "posh" as I eat it with neeps and tatties, not deep fried with chips.
Edit: Scotland has some great food and also some dreadful food - fortunately its not too difficult to spot the difference.
The pizza was an artisanal one with sour-dough base and freshly made before it was deep fried. Also he had the good Irn Bru with the sugar still in it.
>Hailing from Scotland where, as a child, he was regaled with some of the world’s best meats and produce
Maybe they meant somewhere other than Scotland?
Like, anywhere?
My mother was British, and she was an excellent cook.
Of non-British dishes...