Name: Eating Scottish Food and Scottish Cuisine in Edinburgh, Scotland
Uploaded: 2014-08-07T02:58:31.000Z
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Background music playing. It's our first meal in Scotland, so we've

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decided to go with something very typical. We're going to be eating the National dish,

which is Haggis. So let's go into Whisky Room. So today's meal is all about Haggis. We are

starting with Haggis spring rolls. So let's see what those are like. We've had a lot of

spring rolls lately in Thailand, Vietnam and other places in SE Asia. Mmmmmm. Never Haggis.

And it's also the first time trying haggis. Oh, so hot! Is it hot? Mmmmmm. I'm pleasantly

surprised. Oh, yeah. Haggis is good people! Those are hot. Mmmmmm. Wow, so many flavors.

It's delicious. I think I've found myself my new favorite spring roll. Haggis spring

So for those of you who aren't familiar with Haggis it's a savory pudding made with sheep's

pluck. And that means a sheep's heart, liver and lungs. And if that doesn't sound appetizing

enough it's wrapped in the sheep's stomach and it also includes spices and some oats

and onions. So that's what we're going to be trying.

Background music playing. It's time to cover this bad boy in some gravy.

Oh my, oh my. Look at that. So Haggis is served with neeps and tatties,

which is basically turnips and potatoes. First bite. So I've got lots of haggis here. Neeps

and tatties. Lots of gravy. The verdict. It's awesome. Yeah. That's not

an acquired taste. I love it on the very first bite.

Do you like it as much as I do? It's a really nice rich winter dish. And like

normally I don't like organs. I've had liver before and it has a very strong flavor but

somehow when it's all mixed together and they add spices and the gravy it's perfect. I like

it. I like haggis! And it's a cold day today so I'm trying something

else very Scottish here. It's a nice warm drink. It's called a Hot Toddy. It's got hot

water, whisky, lemon and honey. And that sounds good to me. Take a sip. Oh yeah. It goes down

nice. Okay, First sip of the Hot Toddy. I'm not

I've ever even tried this whiskey. So let's how it is in a hot drink.

Ooooh. It's nice. It really warms you up but it's not a strong and overpowering as I thought

it would be. This is nice. And it's also very aromatic because they've put some cloves along

with the lemon. Like Christmas. So far you're liking Scottish

Background music playing. What's your name? Sam. Sam how you doing man?

We're doing a deep-fried snickers, a Twix and we've already done a Mars bar already.

Awesome. I'm going to unwrap it. Stick it in the batter. I can't tell you that because

it's my secret. Hahaha...secret recipe? Of course. The Twix. One. Two. Mix it around.

Give it a little shake. And there it goes. Ah, that looks good. Now for the Twix. Here

is the Twix. There you go. How long do you put them in there? Emmmm, we just keep it

about...2 or 3 minutes. We fry them separately. This is just for the Mars bars. Mars bars

only. Awesome. So the temperature. This is 170 degrees. And while the batter cooks the

chocolate will melt. So the batter will cook before the chocolate. Ahhh, perfect. That's

so cool. So we've been hearing lots about the Mars

bars but Sam here went overboard and tried three different chocolate bars that have been

deep fried. So what do you have? Well, at the recommendation of the guy at the chip

shop. He recommended I also try the Snickers and the Twix bar, so we've got it all right

here. Let's unwrap that. I don't want to drop it here. Okay. Let's see that thing of beauty.

Isn't that gorgeous. Alright, so which is which? So I believe this is the Snickers.

We've got the two Twixes here and that is the Mars bar. Alright. And you're feeling

a little queasy today, so I'm going to be the one trying them all. Yes, you are. Enjoy!

So first up. And you can tell they really feel as though they've been deep-fried and

melted. This is flimsy in the hand. Ewww. Yeah, this is a Mars bar. I can tell from

what is seeping out. Take a bite. Oh, Wow. That is so much better than just having it

on its own. It's all melted inside. It's gooey. And you've got the crispiness from the batter

on the outside. Mmmmmm. One more bite. Next up Twix. Next up we have the Twix. This one

is a little longer. Oh yeah. Is it still crunchy? Yeah, it's still crunchy on the inside. You

can see this. All the chocolate has melted on the outside. It's just so much better than

having it normally. And the best for last. Best for last. My favorite

of all these bars is the Snickers, so I have high expectations for the deep-fried version

here. The battered version. Oh yeah. It just melts. All caramel and chocolate inside and

the peanuts. Oh,. Let's see the inside of it? That is amazing.

Okay, so you've tried all three. Which was our favorite? Definitely the Snickers. Why?

Because I love Snickers bars and this just enhanced it. So, it's not surprising that

taking something that is already unhealthy and making it even unhealthier would make

Music playing. So this afternoon we are going to be doing

a little bit of a taste test. So we've raided a Scottish supermarket and picked out some

items that we thought looked very local. So we're going to try those and see what they're

like. Yeah, overall we've got five different things. Two beverages and three things to

eat. So first up I'm going to be trying something

called Irn Bru and apparently after Whisky this is Scotland's second national drink and

it looks like a regular fizzy drink. It kind of looks like it could be orange flavored

but I hear it's just sweet and doesn't really taste like fruit. Oh, I'm going to need help

opening this. Hahahaha Rawwwr. Thank you kindly.

So it smells very sweet and sugary. It doesn't smell like orange.

Hahaha. It's a bit like cream soda maybe. It's just

really really sweet. Like sweeter than Pepsi or 7Up. Oh yeah?

Yeah, it reminds me a lot of cream soda as well. Which isn't my favorite beverage, so

overall I don't think I'm going to be an Irn Bru man anytime soon.

Next up we've got Mackie's of Scotland's Haggis and cracked black pepper flavored chips or

crisps as they like to call them here. Right, exactly. Chips here would be referring to

like french fries, so we're going to call these crisps. Let's open it up here. It's

going to be like Kettle style chips. Crisps, I mean. Kettle style crisps. Let's try this.

You can tell that has a smokey flavor. Can you taste the Haggis? Ummmm, yeah, kind

of but I mean it has more of a an all dressed smokey flavor in my opinion. I do like them.

Why won't you be trying any of those delectable crisps? Well, I got really sick shortly after

eating Haggis, so just the name, just the sound of Haggis kind of makes my stomach turn

a little bit, so I'm staying away from haggis flavored chips this time around, which is

good for me because I get to eat them all. I like them. Good.

And what do we have here? Next up we have Crabbie's. Here in the back it says that it

is best served chilled with ice and lemon but we have neither of those. Room temperature?

And actually we don't even know if this is Scottish or not but I think so. Let's assume.

It says following in the pioneering footsteps of the first Scots. Well, there we go. And

what is it? I think it's a Ginger beer isn't it? Ginger beer, okay. With alcohol.

Hmmmmm, what does that mean? Ginger beer. Hahahaha. That's exactly what is is. It tastes

very gingery? Yes, I don't love beer, so I'm not going to say I love it but it's a nice

smell. It smells like ginger tea. Tell me how you like it?

Oh yeah, I like that a lot. It's got a very. It's quite sweet. I mean normally beer doesn't

have this sweet of a taste, so this is a nice refreshing beverage. Refreshing at room temperature.

True. And we've got Butterscotch chocolate. Let's

give it a go. Hahaha, that's upside down but that's okay.

Let's try a piece of this. Mmmmmm. Oh wow! Oh yeah, you really taste the butterscotch.

It's creamy and sweet and delicious. Is this milk chocolate or is it dark bitter