But it is worth noting the continuing and in some cases, growing) consumption of British foods such as marmalade, steel-cut oats, farmhouse cheddar & stilton, Scottish salmon, whisky, ale, shortbread & scones. The crew here at NIBBLERS has kept up its Scottish chops by throwing a Burns Night each year we’ve been open. It’s always fun for us, and sells out every year, so why not make it a monthlong event?

Here are a few of the things we love about Scottish cuisine:

Exceptional produce & meats. There’s a reason why Scots soups & preserves make it to our shores. Stone fruit, berries, leeks & root vegetables grow nowhere better. Game & seafood is plentiful. The air is clean. And sustainability is in!

Traditional cuisine the classic oats appear everywhere, pastured lamb is the primary meat, and Scotch pies (bridies) are perhaps the worlds original convenience food!

Innovation the culture which invented marmalade as a way to use spoiling sour oranges & is known for a sausage made from offal & fat is gifted for finding extraordinary uses for otherwise humble ingredients. Salmon & haddock are smoked to develop flavor, whisky & honey make up the national liqueur Drambuie, thick porridge that can be cut with a knife as well as oatcake bannocks & shortbread are staples that are barely perishable & have beautiful rustic flavors.

Artisans the small producers of single malt Scotch whisky, farmhouse cheddars & crowdie, marmalades & preserves that inhabit every hamlet and keep their environmental impact low.

Sustainability the world’s first sustainably farmed salmon from Loch Duart. Managed oyster & cockle harvests. Clear, conscientous labelling of additives for vegetarian & allergen issues.

Excuses for us to make our own venison haggis (although we eschew the mystery meat), Partan Bree (Scots crab soup), finnan haddie (smoked haddock), Cullen Skink (smoked haddock soup), Cock-a-leekie, whisky marmalade, bannocks, Scotched salmon, Rumbledethumps (Scots colcannon), Scotch eggs, pease puddin’, currant scones, cranachan(a whisky cream fool), shortbread & Echlefechan tarts. And of course, Bob gets to wear his kilt & read the “Ode to a Haggis” as much as it pleases him.