The Blog — Scottish Food
How Tea Took Over the World
One of the biggest figures in the global spread of tea as a beverage available to all was Sir Thomas Lipton, born in Glasgow in 1848, 11 years into the reign of Victoria. Lipton was a grocer who embraced the philosophy of cutting out the middleman, gaining success by supplying high quality goods at the lowest available prices.
What are your favorite sites for Scottish recipes and cooking ideas? We've found a few!
We have a well-stocked cookbook library, sure, but we also love poking around on different recipe sites and cooking blogs to see what people are fixing up in their Scottish kitchens.
Black bun is often served at New Year, but you don't need to wait for a holiday
Black bun is a dense and rich fruit cake, stuffed with currants and raisins. Black bun was sometimes called Scotch bun. Technically it's not a cake, since it's basically just fruit filling encased in a pastry shell. And, like a Christmas cake, black bun is best when it is made a few weeks in advance and allowed to "mature." The concentrated density of black bun -- a little goes a long way! -- might have something to do with its traditional role as an accompaniment of the ritual known as "First Footing,"
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