There are always several food delicacies in each culture. In Scotland there is Hagis and Black Pudding. I have not eaten Hagis but I did hold a 'tube' of it in my hands tonight at the supermarket in Edinburgh. Eating it will have to come next, I suppose, if I want to truly experience the culinary heart and soul of Scotland.
This morning I did have Black Pudding for breakfast, however. Pudding for breakfast? Yeah! Not so fast. First, pudding in Scotland is not like our pudding in America. Our pudding is sweet and creamy. Second, wait until you hear what is in Black Pudding and you will not be so excited about pudding for breakfast.
Black Pudding looks like a thick , breakast sausage patty although it really is black. There is nothing suspicious about it as it disguises itself as just another eggs and bacon breakfast complement.
The kicker is the main ingredient of Black Pudding. Would you believe it is pig's blood? Yup, you heard me right! It is something like ground oats, spices, and pig's blood. Mmmm! In Scotland it is said that eating their delicacies is like being on an episode of Fear Factor.
Well, certainly fear is not a factor for me because I ate my Black Pudding (actually, it was quite good) and I was able to blame David for encouraging me to break the Levitical code of not eating the blood of an animal. Isn't it always the elders that lead the kind pastors astray?
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