So our study abroad program put on Thanksgiving for us in Edinburgh (where the study centre is located) because England doesn't observe this American tradition. (I've gotten my flat mates to agree that they should-- here's how WE celebrated Thanksgiving: CLICK HERE) Here's how Thanksgiving in Edinburgh went down:
Seems pretty typical with mashed potatoes, turkey, cranberry sauce, creamed corn... but...
Yeah, they don't have pumpkin pie in the U.K. But these tarts with fruit paste and clotted cream were good anyways.
So apart from the Thxgiving dinner, we went around to sample some goodies. Here's a candy shop we stumbled upon:
My goodness, I LOVE hedgehogs (little guys on the right)!
And more traipsing around Edinburgh led us to a pub called Arcade...
This is a dish called 'haggis, neeps, and tatties' or ground sheep innards, turnips and potatoes. All on a beautiful moat of gravy. Very tasty!
I was a little more/less "adventurous" and ordered Hunter's Stew:
It was quite a heavy stew and definitely triggered a good ol' "food hangover."
FUN FACT: Scottish cuisine gets a lot of crap from other countries (i.e. England) for having so much fried food. This is the impression I've gotten from my English friends anyways.
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