I might be a bit of a hypocrite.
I call myself a foodie, sneer at junk food, avoid fast food and pretty much loathe restaurant chains. I don’t mind if you call me a food snob. I deserve it.
Gimme authentic! Gimme homemade! Down with overly-processed, pre-packaged, over-salted, sugar-laden foodstuffs!
But.
It’s different when it is another country’s junk food.
At a meeting in Aberdeen, something came over me. I saw these Scottish treats as “snack food” instead of junk food. My colleague brought the fudge and the tea cakes as a gift, and so of course I tasted them – – and they rocked! And the super-salty crisps provided the perfect pairing to the sweet treats.
Like I said: I’m a hypocrite! Of the first degree. And I’m not even sorry.
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Tunnock’s Teacakes! Now you are really Scottish. Though personally, I prefer their caramel wafers …
OK then, the caramel wafers are on my list. What’s that old British saying – “In for a penny, in for a pound?” (Pun intended, cracking myself up here!”) 🙂
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Nor should you be!
Have you tried the buttery / rowie, yet?
No, but wow, I need to! I just looked them up and am very culinarily curious! They sound like they’d be great on a cold summer’s day in Aberdeenshire.
They’re better than they look. They’re great with a slight spread of jam but just not every day. 🙂