Poor show THM, poor show. You disappoint me!!
Let me show you guys how its done, Scotland style!
Deep Fried Mars Bar
The most famous deep fried snack to come out of Scotland, chip shops around the country not only dunk Mars Bars in vats of oil but will deep fry any other chocolate confectionery including Bounty and Snickers. Its first reported appearance was in August 1995 before chip shops also stretched to deep fried Creme Eggs. And if you're off chocolate, deep fried slices of pizza are also available.
Munchy Box
Continuing the fast food theme, the Munchy Box was first reported in 2008 and is a pizza box crammed with assorted takeaways. Typically, these include doner kebab meat, chips, cheese and naan bread. Health officials in Glasgow warned the meal boxes, which were popular with schoolchildren, contained an around a day's worth of calories for an adult.
Haggis
Celebrated by Scotland's national poet Robert Burns, haggis is the country's national dish and ingredients include offal, beef or lamb, oatmeal and onion. Along with black pudding, haggis has a rich flavour and is one of Scotland's more traditional exports.
Some takeway shops will sell deep fried haggis.
Irn Bru
The bright orange carbonated drink has been made in Scotland since 1901, and its name was originally spelt Iron Brew. The fruity flavour is made with a secret recipe known only to two people including the former chairman Robin Barr.
It's especially good when mixed with Vodka (so I'm told...)
Roll and pie
As simple as it sounds, a pie within a roll is also a good way to get plenty of carbohydrates. The pie must be a Scotch pie.
Deep Fried Pizza
Available in the same fish and chip ships which also supply deep fried Mars bars, this has been described as 'the taste of the 1970s' in Scotland.
Usually consisting of a cheap supermarket-bought pizza deep fried and smothered in brown sauce and salt. Sometimes shops will add chips before deep frying.
In some parts of Scotland, it is quite common for the whole pizza to be fried in batter.
Scotch Pie
A Scotch pie is a small, double-crust meat pie filled with minced mutton or other meat. The traditional filling of mutton is often highly spiced with pepper and other ingredients. An individual piemaker's precise recipe, including the types and quantities of spice used, is usually kept a close secret, for fear of imitations.
And that, my friends, is how we do things in Scotland.
