11 Authentic (and Simple) Scottish Recipes to Keep Scotland Close to Your Heart!
These Scottish Recipes will bring back memories for those who miss Scotland. I hope these bring you a taste of home and help keep Scotland close to your heart.
If you’re fortunate enough to have been to Scotland, or better yet, used to live there and now live elsewhere, these 11 authentic, and simple Scottish recipes are for you.
(Anyone care to guess why I chose ELEVEN? Ha ha! Freeeeeeedoooooom! Inside joke for Scots.)
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Ex-pats will know what I’m talking about, but I also know there will be some travelers out there who have had a Scottish meal, or particular food that they will crave upon returning home. I am always trying to recreate recipes from my travels, but most of the Scottish recipes here, are the ones I grew up eating.
WARNING: beware of which Scottish recipes you find on the internet. Some sites with Scottish names are simply NOT Scottish at all. 
I am horrified at some of the recipes that I see for Scottish dishes–it’s very sad that people are making them and thinking they’re authentic.
Here’s a classic Scottish soup: Scotch broth.
Luckily, Scottish food is quite simple and so are the recipes. Remember, these are just 11 recipes from my site. I have many more and am constantly adding to the list (I’ve since added a few “bonus” recipes” below! To see all of the Scottish recipes on my site, simply type “Scottish” in the search bar at the top.
Edited January 2019: I’ve just added a list of Scottish recipes for a Burns Night Supper!
Consequently, one of the reasons I started this page is to dispel the myth of “bad British food” and the stereotype of Scots only eating haggis and drinking whisky. I hope this post helps me reach my goal and dispel some of those myths. Scottish fish and chips are on a whole other level, and that’s just one example!
How can anyone say that this food is bland, boring or bad!? And by the way, there’s nothing wrong with a properly prepared haggis, or a good whisky!
Since I’m in Scotland right now, I thought it would be nice to share these with you so that you can enjoy some of the dishes I’ll be enjoying here (sometimes on a daily basis)! I hope you love them, too!
Click on the recipe name or the photos below to see the recipes in full (starting with breakfast dishes and ending with sweets).
11 Authentic (and Simple) Scottish Recipes
3. OATCAKES
4. SCOTTISH RED LENTIL (and BARLEY) SOUP
6. SHORTBREAD
9. CRANACHAN
EDITED Sept. 2021: I’ve added so many more Scottish recipes, so here are some bonus dishes for you!
So there you have it. Eleven (plus!) fabulous and authentic Scottish recipes that are so easy to make. Have you had any of them in the past? Will you be trying any of them in the future? Let me know below!
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am looking for your recipe of Scottish Pancakes. I saw it once on your website but can’t find it now. It was also called Scottish Scones.
Hi Jackie, I’ll email you to get more information as this could be a number of different recipes that I’m thinking of. CC
Hi I just happened on to your web site I am looking for a recipe for Potato cakes. They made with left over mashed potatoes and ground beef and rolled in oats and fried.
If can help me I would be so happy.
Hi Rita, what type of cuisine is this? I don’t believe it’s Scottish as I’ve never heard of anything like it. I have potato and fish cakes and potato scones and boxty, but nothing with the meat and oats. Sorry! :(
Hi Christina,
Do you have a recipe for Scottish Snowballs. I have tried a few of the recipes on google but they are more like cookies. I am looking for a recipe that is more like cake? Any help would be appreciated.
Agnes
Hey Christina,
Ann here again. Have you had any luck finding a REAL recipe for fern cakes? Thanks!
Oh my goodness, I’m so glad you wrote back to me! I was almost positive you’d messaged me on Facebook and for the life of me couldn’t find your message! No wonder it wasn’t there as you’d messaged me here! YES! After weeks and weeks of emails, phone calls and research, I finally got it! I am going to post the recipe here on my site, but it’s not ready yet. I will privately send it to you, though! :)
I just discovered your site–thank heavens! Do you have a recipe for fern cakes? We’ve gotten them from a Scottish bakery in Michigan and the ONLY place they’ve been found (by two different travelers in Scotland) is a small bakery in Monifieth, where my grandmother was born. The only recipes I find on the Internet begin with a box mix. Heavens forbid!! I can’t find a real recipe anywhere. Thank you.
I’m now on a mission! You’re correct, Ann, no authentic recipes out there! I will be back in touch as soon as I can. Thanks for the request, love this!
AS I WAS TOLD SOME TIME AGO THAT I HAVE A SCOTTISH ANCESTRY…AND I LOVE FOOD…I SHOULD LOOK INTO SCOTTISH COOKING. PLEASE EXCUSE MY ‘ALL CAPS’, AS I AM VISION IMPAIRED. LOOKING FORWARD TO KNOWING YOU ALL.
HI RON! I’M SO HAPPY YOU FOUND MY SITE AS I HAVE LOTS OF SCOTTISH RECIPE TO SHARE! THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME ABOUT TYPING IN CAPS SO NOW I CAN RESPOND TO YOU THE SAME WAY AND HOPEFULLY IT’S EASIER FOR YOU TO READ.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND ENJOY MY PAGE! CHRISTINA