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lauraanneholloway

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Scottish philosophy student with an interest in all things extraordinary.

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Changes in cabin pressure may cause explosion.

Sweets

Exploding Chocolate Teacakes

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

Addressing the haggis.

Gastro

Burns Supper

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.

Irn-Bru

Drinks

Irn-Bru

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

Soor Plooms

Sweets

Soor Plooms

Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.

Heather Honey

Ingredients & Condiments

Heather Honey

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

An array of Buckfast.

Drinks

Buckfast

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

Cranachan

Sweets

Cranachan

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

Pie Birds

Gastro

Pie Birds

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

Vimto

Drinks

Vimto

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

Cornish Pasty

Prepared Foods

Cornish Pasty

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

Classic and chocolate-covered Kendal Mint Cakes.

Sweets

Kendal Mint Cake

The original energy bar.

Lindisfarne Mead

Drinks

Lindisfarne Mead

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.

Revolution Mess at Vodka Revolution

Sweets

Eton Mess

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

This British treat is named after the original Dutch settlers in Manhattan, called Knickerbockers.

Sweets

Knickerbocker Glory

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

Fried Haggis

Prepared Foods

Fried Haggis

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

Jam Roly-Poly

Sweets

Jam Roly-Poly

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

Arbroath Smokie

Meats & Animal Products

Arbroath Smokie

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

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