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Scottish cuisine features a mix of hearty, savory dishes and sweet treats. Key dishes include haggis, Cullen Skink, Cranachan, and shortbread. Haggis is a traditional pudding made with sheep's offal, oats, and spices, often served with neeps and tatties (turnips and potatoes). Cullen Skink is a creamy soup made with smoked haddock, potatoes, and onions. Cranachan is a dessert featuring cream, raspberries, toasted oats, and whisky. Shortbread is a buttery, crumbly biscuit, a beloved Scottish treat.

Traditional Scottish Dishes:

Haggis: A savory pudding made with sheep's offal (heart, lungs, liver), oats, onions, and spices, often served with neeps and tatties.

Cullen Skink: A creamy soup made with smoked haddock, potatoes, and onions.

Cranachan: A dessert featuring cream, raspberries, toasted oats, and whisky.

Shortbread: A buttery, crumbly biscuit, a beloved Scottish treat.

Scotch Pies: Small, double-crusted meat pies with a savory filling, often containing minced lamb or haggis.

Black Pudding: A traditional sausage made with pork, oatmeal, spices, and blood.

Scotch Broth: A hearty soup made with barley, vegetables, and braising cuts of lamb or beef.

Fish and Chips: A popular dish, often featuring haddock, battered and fried.

Tattie Scones: Potato cakes, often served as part of a full Scottish breakfast.

Rumbledethumps: A potato and cabbage dish, often topped with cheese and baked.

Bannock: A traditional bread, often made with oatmeal.

Cloutie Dumpling: A steamed fruit pudding.

Full Scottish Breakfast: A hearty breakfast featuring a variety of items, including sausages, bacon, fried eggs, tattie scones, and black pudding.

Stovies: A meat and potato-based dish, often served as a starter or accompaniment.

Aberdeen Angus Beef: A renowned breed of beef known for its quality.

Porridge: A hot cereal made from oats, often sweetened with honey or fruit.