Foods Imeldageordie Has Tried

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

This sweet Scottish pudding gets boiled in a bag for special occasions.

Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.

Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

England's take on the Mexican meal wraps a Yorkshire pudding around meaty fillings.