Summary
Red pudding is a meat dish served mainly at chip shops in some areas of Scotland. Red pudding is associated with the east of Scotland, particularly Fife, but has become less common in recent years.[1] Its main ingredients are beef, pork, pork rind or bacon, suet, rusk, wheat flour, spices, salt, beef fat and colouring.
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Region or state | Eastern Scotland, particularly Fife |
| Main ingredients | Bacon, beef, pork, pork rind, suet, rusks, wheat flour, spices, beef fat |
The mixture is formed into a sausage shape of roughly eight inches in length, similar to black and white pudding and the chip shop variant of haggis. The pudding is usually cooked by being coated in a batter, deep fried, and served hot.[2] Bought on its own, it is known as a "single red"; when accompanied by chips, it is known as a "red pudding supper".
Other regional varieties edit
In Scotland some butchers sell a different form of red pudding, made entirely of finely minced pork and formed into a ring similar to black pudding. These red puddings follow a quite different recipe from the chip shop red pudding,[failed verification] are flavoured with spices such as cumin,[failed verification] and are identified by a red casing. They were traditionally made by "German" pork butchers in parts of Scotland,[failed verification] mostly on the east coast, and are usually cooked for breakfast.[3][4] Another form of red pudding is a speciality of Dundalk on the east coast of Ireland;[citation needed] this is an oatmeal-based pudding similar to white pudding.
References edit
- ^ "More nights on the batter", Herald Scotland, 05-09-1997, accessed 22-06-18. "the other thing that is very popular is the pudding - white puddings, black puddings, haggis, and red pudding, which is a bit like the English saveloy. The red was very popular in Fife when I was a young boy, but it disappeared for a long time, and now you're tending to get the smoked sausage supper taking its place".
- ^ Allen, Gary (15 September 2015). Sausage: A Global History. Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781780235554 – via Google Books.
- ^ Allen, G. (2015) Sausage: a Global History, Reaktion ("An all-pork red pudding comes in a synthetic red casing [...] served with, or in place of the black pudding in Scottish breakfasts")
- ^ "Findlays of Portobello Online Butchers, Award Winning Haggis, Sausage, Black Pudding. Buy Online!". Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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