A food lovers journey through an ancient land
The Orkney Islands off Scotland’s north coast are well known for their Norse connections. Indeed Orkney was ruled by Norway for several hundred years with the Vikings first arriving around the 7th Century. The bloody history of Scots/Norse conflict has long since passed into history however as Visit Orkney recalls ‘the majority of islanders have, ever since, […]
There’s little in this amazing world of flavours that gets me as excited as the one that is currently approaching perfect ripeness. The Scottish raspberry. It has long been my favourite fruit, possibly even my favourite flavour and it’s not that all too common a trait of parochialism that inspires me to tag the simple […]
When I was growing up ale and whisky seemed strictly the denizen of ‘auld men’s pubs’ where a hauf and a hauf pint was standard fare. However times and perceptions change and both are now recognised by a far wider audience. And embracing that are two producers I’m pretty fond of; Glenfarclas and Harviestoun. One […]
I was recently asked by a friend who was visiting what Scottish food was. I explained that to my mind Scottish food is defined by produce rather than flavour. However I also realised when asked by Jus-Rol to create a recipe for them, that if you asked a cross section of Scots the same question […]
Beer and bread are age-old partners. Both made from readily available cereal crops, they have long been the staple of the working man. In fact, if you look back to the Sixteenth century in Scotland, you’ll find that the food allowance for servants in the courts of the gentry consisted simply of those two […]
As a child I never realised just why Robert Burns was so important to Scotland. My childhood memories of reading ‘To a moose’ while struggling to understand the language and the significance remain with me, alongside Burns suppers being plied with whisky by elderly relatives to pour (wastefully) over my haggis. Burns was not important […]
An introduction to Scotland and her whisky The French have a word, a romantic and mystical term, for the synergy between soil, climate and topography. It is this synergy that creates the finest of wine. They call it terroir, and it lacks any English translation. Although no such word exists in Scotland for the effect […]
The festive season is a time when eating really goes into overdrive but as food costs continue to rise and animal welfare becomes more and more of a contentious issue it is harder and harder to feed family and friends cheaply and ethically. Most Wanted have therefore compiled a list of thrifty festive entertaining meals […]
