Whether you are on campus or at home, why not try your hand at creating some authentic Scottish dishes? You can find some of our favourites below!

1. Traditional Haggis, Neeps and Tatties - One of Scotland’s most iconic dishes, Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck, minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach though now often in an artificial casing instead. Learn more here.
Traditional Recipe.
For a veggie or vegan options, you can buy ready made haggis or make your own.

2. Scottish Shortbread - Shortbread is a traditional Scottish biscuit usually made from one-part white sugar, two parts butter, and three parts plain wheat flour. It is simple, but oh so delicious!
Traditional Recipe.
Vegan option. 

3. Cullen Skink - Cullen skink is a thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions. This hearty soup is a local speciality, from the town of Cullen in Moray, on the northeast coast of Scotland.
Traditional Recipe. 
For a veggie soup, try this Scotch Broth.

4. Cranachan - Cranachan is a traditional Scottish dessert which was originally created for the celebration of harvest, made following the raspberry harvest in June. The dessert of cream and fresh seasonal raspberries is bolstered by Scottish oats and whisky. It has been called 'the uncontested king of Scottish dessert'.
Traditional Recipe.
Vegan Cranachan recipe.

5. Stovies - If it is real Scottish food that you are looking for, then you won't find a better option than this Stovies recipe. Ask 100 Scots for the recipe, and you will get 100 different answers. The word Stovies means "bits from the stove," so it is a recipe using whatever you happen to have to hand on a Monday, after your Sunday roast. Think of all those leftovers, with the main constituent being the bits of meat from the roast the day before. It may not look very appetising… but it’s DELICIOUS.
Traditional Recipe.
Vegetarian Recipe.