November 20, 2003
Scottish Fare
Is it a wonder the Scots have one of the highest levels of heart problems in the world?
A sampling of the food I had in the last 24 hours: fish and chips for dinner; haggis, neeps and tatties for lunch; and a deep-fried Mars bar for dessert.
Firstly, they fry everything here. Everything. The chip shop, in addition to the batter fried fish and the chips, also batters and fries: hamburger, cheese burger, spring rolls, pizza, chicken, and, of course, desserts. We'll get to that in a minute.
The haggis was damn good and people should stop fearing it and get along and have some. The taste was very meaty and a bit peppery. Very nice with the turnip mash and mashed potatoes. The sauce was superb.
Dessert, though, was the most amazing thing I've seen done with a candy bar. Take one Mars bar (the kind found in the UK, not the US variety), dip in batter, deep fry. Allow to cool slightly and then devour.
The taste of this treat is remarkable as the chocolate melts and mixes with the rest of the bar. The coating on the outside is nice and tasty and allows the chocolate to ooze out slowly. Yum!
Posted by Samer at November 20, 2003 08:09 PM
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but ... did you try the vegetarian haggis???? i hear it's good::)
Posted by: nicole at November 20, 2003 08:28 PM
Nope, nope... No veggie haggis... But I did meet up with your friends, and they were very cool and charming. Thanks!
Posted by: Samer at November 23, 2003 07:02 AM