Problems with Scottish cuisine part 1
Steak pie. Yum. Fine stuff. But, Bean & Potato Pie... ?
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Steak pie. Yum. Fine stuff. But, Bean & Potato Pie... ?
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Something's gone wrong there. The kids have been in the kitchen!
Posted by: Sticky | May 15, 2006 at 04:51 AM
It's not exactly a classic is it...
Posted by: pieman | May 15, 2006 at 06:40 AM
Man, they both look gross to me. Pieman, I'm just glad you cover Saigon streetfood and not Scottish.
Posted by: Mr. NoStarWhere | May 15, 2006 at 04:39 PM
Whither the infamous macaroni pies of my youth? They still hold the top spot for 'most carbs shoehorned into a small edible container' in the Guinness Book of Records.Not much wonder that the life expectancy of men in the est end of Glasgow is lower than their couterparts in Baghdad :(
Posted by: Jamie | May 15, 2006 at 05:50 PM
Macaroni pies are new on me, but then I've never been tempted by Scotland's famed deep fried delights either.
BTW. I spotted this on Leith Walk:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/144998093/
Irn Bru energy drink 32?? I didn't purchase it. Having suffered one can of diet Irn Bru in my life I stick to the original, in a can only. I have one can left in my Saigon fridge and it will remain there until a situation requires me to open it.
A day after I first saw this drinks product I spotted a woman with a can of this stuff in the line at the Costa Cafe in Oceans Terminal, so I asked her.
"What's different about that drink from regular Irn Bru?"
She said, "I dunno. It's got extra energy in it."
Not wanting to appear a weak streak of piss and skulk off, tail between my legs, I pressed her for more details,
"But you've just ordered a bloody great caffeine packed, cream topped, chocolate covered coffee from Costa Cafe and you're a bit of a porker. Do you really need the extra energy you're promised on the inside of this can? Don't you think in this day and age you can have too much energy? After all, there's an oil crisis too, you know."
She seemed to be in a hurry to get away from me, so I didn't get an answer, but I think I made my point and the team of Polish staff seemed quite impressed by my interview technique.
Posted by: pieman | May 16, 2006 at 11:07 AM
Oh and sorry we didn't get a chance to meet, I was rather busy day and night with workpeople and one friendperson. Would not have had time, unless you'd have made it to Robbies on Leith Walk one night that is. Oh well. Next time.
Posted by: pieman | May 16, 2006 at 11:10 AM
Hahaha, I love thjat: 'dunno, it's got extra energy in it'. One of the most amusing things that struck me on moving back to Glasgow is the fact that in every supermarket at least half of one side of the soft drinks aisle is devoted to a Great Wall of Irn Bru.
Mo worries: I am still in the midst of 'moving house' hell...Robbies is a fine bar though. I'd forgotten all about it.
Posted by: jamie | May 17, 2006 at 11:32 AM
'round' steak pies? so's they won't be confused with the square ones?
Posted by: santos. | May 17, 2006 at 03:55 PM
I can remember we used to have to stock up on it, when I were a wee bairn in the 70's, before heading south of the border. You couldn't find it anywhere in England back then.
As for square pies, I'm hearing they're a bit of a hit in the UK these days Santos...
http://www.squarepie.com/
Posted by: pieman | May 17, 2006 at 05:52 PM