18 results for tag: traditional scottish foods
Forks at the ready in Scotland
The last forty-eight hours has created the perfect menu for a leisurely day trip or once-in-a-lifetime holiday or celebration in Scotland. Our Director and Chief Tour Curator Brenda Anderson tells you why:
Put simply, Scotland has launched both its first ever Food Tourism Action Plan and the 2018 Scotland Food & Drink Fortnight. This offers great news if like me you step out the front door and use your stomach as your guide! Trying the local cuisine and liquid libations of a nation is one of the very best ways to experience the local culture and really get under the skin of a place. Almost ten years ago, Mr Erik Wolf described Scotland as ...
Tales and Tastings of Scotland
What does it take to create an authentic tasting event in Scotland? It’s hard to think of a better setting to deliver an informal tasting journey, exploring the fascinating story of Scotland’s iconic cuisine, than in a castle-like historic house dating back to the 15th Century.
Luckily for me the beautiful Pitfirrane House; home of the Halkett family in Dunfermline, was the location chosen by the Rotary Club of West Fife for their recent social gathering. It is certainly the most spectacular golf clubhouse in which I have had the pleasure of delivering a Scottish food tasting event.
With exceptional medieval woodwork, Flemish stained ...
Celebration Food and Whisky Tour of Scotland
As promised a chance for you to share in our fantastic 14 day culinary, food and drink celebration tour around Scotland. Enjoy the highlights of the first quarter, as we take you on a delicious culinary and cultural journey during Visit Scotland’s official ‘Year of Food & Drink’ and the British Food Fortnight.
Day one begins in Glasgow, recently voted the friendliest city in the world. It's as vibrant and dynamic as they come, with informal dining being the route most travelled. "Unfussy, authentic and delicious" is how our guests described their first dinner at Café Gandolfi, a Glasgow institution that serves up Scottish inspired, ...
Year of Food and Drink Scotland 2015 – July’s Jewels
Sweet, finely perfumed, moderately tart, red, yellow, amber-coloured or white, the Scottish raspberry shines like the jewel it is. From a pop-up roadside stall to a Michelin star restaurant, we look at why these edible diamonds are truly in the words of Michelin ‘worthy of a detour’.
Despite their probable East Asia origins, the East of Scotland and in particular the regions of Fife, Angus and Perthshire have years of experience in growing premium soft fruits. It is no surprise that in this the ‘Year of Food and Drink’ in Scotland the focus of celebration in July is ‘Summer Fruits and Berries’. And it will also come as no surprise to ...
Lifting the lid on Scotland’s Food and Drink
Last Friday the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, the world centre for the study of Scotland and the Scots, opened its summer exhibition and it looks to be a cracker for Scotland's food and drink enthusiasts.
The 'Lifting the Lid: 400 years of Food and Drink in Scotland', exhibition uses a variety of material including a rich collection of manuscripts, books, household accounts, tradesmen’s bills and recipe books, as well as feature both amateur and government films to tell the story of Scotland’s food and drink.
As part of the Year of Food and Drink, this gives you a chance to delve deep through the centuries and explore Scotland...
Top 5 must-try food and drink when in Scotland
When it comes to travel, we all know there is something very special about enjoying the food and drink of the country you are in. It tells a story like no other story can be told. The food on a plate is the only form of art that touches all 5 senses. Quite incredible really.
In Scotland, we are blessed with a fantastic natural larder. From Shetland lamb who graze on nutrient rich seaweed in the north to wild river salmon further south, from ripe raspberries in the east and sublime seafood in the west there is a feast of local and regional flavours around every corner and a plethora of stories just waiting to be heard.
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