While some may try to tell you that haggis is the national food of Scotland,
don’t be fooled. Haggis is indeed a deeply tradtional an uniquely
Scottish food; it’s contructed a bit like sausage and made from small amounts of ground sheep liver, hearts –
and yes – lungs, combined with much more oatmeal and onions, and then boiled in sheep stomach casing. Traditionally,
it’s eaten on Burn’s Night, the 25th of January, to celebrate Scotland’s most famous poet.
But much more frequent fare, and every bit as unique, is the fried pizza. Order one at a local fish and chips shop,
and they’ll roll up an unooked pizza and chuck it into the deep fryer for you. And about 100 people in the queue behind
you, so popular is this dish. To properly end your meal, you’ll want an order of batter-dunked, deep fried Mars Bars as
well, otherwise known as a Milky Way in North America.
With a fish and chips shop (known as a chippy) on ever corner in Scotland, it’s one culinary adventure every tourist
can afford, even if their arteries can’t. When in Rome, eat like the Romans, as they say.