Cultured Palate: Dishes from Scotland
| November 8, 2017
Irn-Bru
Irn-Bru is often called Scotland’s other national drink. It’s the most popular soft drink in Scotland, and the distinctive orange color with the blue bottle wrapping is recognizable to expat Scots all over the world.
It tastes like liquefied candy floss, and it makes a great addition to a fish and chip dinner. Rumor has it that the recipe is held in such intense secrecy that only three living people know the exact ingredients.
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