Haggis
Scotland's national dish does sound quite disgusting to foreigners because of its ingredients, but doesn't really taste as bad as one might think. haggis is made up of chopped heart, liver and lungs of a sheep and then cooked in a sheep's stomach bag. nowadays, you can buy and cook haggis in plastic bags. it is served with turnips and mashed potatoes often referred to as scots words "neeps and tatties".
Seafood
Scotland produces some of the best seafood in the world. its langoustines, oysters, scallops, crabs, salmon and lobsters are prized by the finest chefs all over the world...and hence are mostly exported. try half-a-dozen fresh oysters followed by langoustines in garlic butter mopped up with a chunk of organic bread at the three chimneys in skye. heaven on a plate. if youre lucky enough to be near the coast you can buy freshly caught seafood at very good prices just go to the docks and wait, its worth it. scotland also has some of the best "fish n chips" in the world. the fresh cod fried and battered to perfection with a side of golden fries n vinegar is a staple of some of the great seafood scotland has to offer. smoked kippers are a breakfast favourite.
While Scotland has suffered from the stereotype for dreary food, things have changed now with numerous quality Indian, French, Italian and Modern Scottish options on offer. In fact, in parts of the country such as Edinburgh, it has become quite difficult to get a really bad meal.
Sizzling Sirloin of Scotch Beef
The five best beef breeds in the world are scottish, the best-known being aberdeen angus. the others are highland, longhorn, shorthorn and galloway. there is a vast difference between how beef cattle are raised for the lower-cost end of the market and the top end of the market. slap a sirloin of aberdeen angus on a hot grill and find out why.
Game
Scotland has game aplenty, from pheasants to venison. an inexpensive highland autumn favourite is pheasant layered with a few strips of bacon and baked with seasonal vegetables.
Cullen Skink
A hearty and delicious fish soup made from smoked haddock, potatoes, cream, and shellfish.
Porridge
Is an oat meal the scottish eat at breakfast, usually with salt as topping, although it is not the everyday breakfast anymore.
The square sausage
Another common breakfast favourite -- it is a flavoured thin square of beef steak sausage or pork lorne sausage, fried or grilled, often served in a roll.
Scotch tablet
Is another local delicacy. it is very similar to fudge - but is slightly brittle due to its being beaten for a time while it sets! great for any cold hikes you may be planning.
Deep Fried Mars Bar
the Deep Fried Mars Bar, regarded by many as an urban myth, does exist in Scotland. An NHS survey reported that roughly 22% of fast food joints and fish and chips shops in Scotland sell the item, at roughly 60 pence a go, mainly to school children and young adults. You will have to ask them to put one in the fryer, though. A chippy in Stonehaven claims to be the birthplace of this, er, "delicacy." Another equally improbable artery-clogging treat is deep-fried pizza. The ultimate 'heart-attack-on-a-plate' has to be the fribab, the deep-fried kebab which can be done for ya in some of the crazier parts of Glasgow.
Vegetarian food isn't as hard to find as you would think, with virtually all restaurants and cafés offering more than one vegetarian option. Vegan food is harder to find, but not impossible. Edinburgh especially has a good number of exceptional vegetarian and vegan restaurants.