The Scottish Tattie Bible

The potato has been a staple of the Scottish diet since 1730, and Liz Ashworth's book explores its heritage, history, nutritional benefits, tattie season, and recipes. It includes breakfasts, snacks, soups, traditional favourites, salads, pies, puddings, baking, biscuits, and drinks, as well as recipes from further afield and hot tattie salad, rumbledthumps, cheese cottage potato pudding, and Orkney tattie wine.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2024
Publisher: Birlinn General

Ever since the humble potato arrived from Peru around 1730, it has been a key component of the Scottish diet. In this book, Liz Ashworth introduces the heritage and history of the potato and the numerous varieties available, including information on nutritional benefits, the tattie season, and how to grow your own. The recipes are organized in themed sections: Breakfasts, Snacks, Soups, Traditional Favourites, Salads, Pies, Puddings, Baking and Biscuits (including gluten-free), recipes from Further Afield, and Drinks. In addition to basic potato dishes (boiled and steamed; mashed; roast, sautéed, chips, wedges, and baked), she also includes a mouth-watering selection of recipes, from Tattie Scones, Norwegian Potato Pie, and Haggis Frittata to Hot Tattie Salad, Rumbledthumps, Cheese Cottage Potato Pudding, and Orkney Tattie Wine.

Weight: 72g
Dimension: 110 x 157 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781780278995
Edition number: Reissue