Popular Scottish food writer and cook, Sue Lawrence, a former winner of MasterChef, has provided some top tips for Burns Suppers this year from her new cook book, Eating In.
Date:
Wed, 21 Dec 2011
Source:
VisitScotland
Celebrating the birth of Scotland's national poet, Burns Night on 25 January is the culmination of Scotland's Winter Festivals (including St Andrew's Day and Hogmanay) and with so much going on, Scotland is definitely the place to be.
Scotland will come alive for Burns Night with a number of music, storytelling and Burns Festivals but this is a particularly good time of year for food lovers with Scotland's national poet toasted and celebrated in a surprising number of ways.
Traditional Burns suppers with haggis, neeps and tatties - and plenty of whisky and music - are on offer across Scotland at places like the Deeside Activity Park (Aberdeenshire), The Balmoral Hotel (Edinburgh), Greywalls (East Lothian), The Selkirk Arms (Dumfries and Galloway) and at The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (Ayrshire).
One Edinburgh bakery is even making a special batch of cupcakes to celebrate the big day. Cuckoo's Bakery has created a vanilla sponge filled with whisky custard, topped with whisky buttercream icing and featuring an edible scroll with Burns' poetry.
Whisky lovers will also find a warm welcome at Burns-themed events like the Scotch whisky training school at the Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh, and special tours at The Famous Grouse Experience in Perthshire.
Sue Lawrence's book Eating In, published by Hachette Scotland and priced at £25, is full of easy-to-follow recipes that make eating at home relaxed and informal, with a particular emphasis on cooking from local ingredients.
More information:
Scotland's Winter Festivals.
More food and tourism events.