Scottish food

By Paul Fulford on August 27, 2008 10:40 AM | Permalink

Is it any wonder that Scotland is such an unhealthy nation when the diet is so bad....and delicious?

On the last morning of my visit to Edinburgh, I sat down to a late and hearty breakfast of haggis, a couple of sausages, two fried eggs, bacon and, I guess as a gesture towards healthy eating, a grilled tomato and a few mushrooms.

Then it was time to buy something for my colleagues so I settled on a couple of boxes of tablet, a unique Scottish sweet made from butter, condensed milk, sugar, sugar and more sugar.

While in the shop, I spotted a display of chocolate macaroon bars, another ruinously sweet Scottish confection. So I bought three of those, too. But they've not made it to the office...

No doubt had I looked hard enough, I'd have found deep-fried Mars Bars and deep-fried pizza somewhere. But I didn't have time.

Thank goodness.