Modern Recipes

A Perfect Blend of Traditional and Modern Fast Food Sweet Thai chilli stir fried veg is added to Scottish rolls and sausage A roll and sausage is of course a hugely popular foodstuff in Scotland, especially for breakfast. As delicious as it almost always is, however, it is usually quite a simple affair, with a fried or grilled (broiled) sliced sausage on a bread roll and perhaps some fried onions and brown or tomato sauce to add a bit of taste, variety or excitement. I love experimenting with this humble Scottish foodstuff, however, devising new toppings for the sausages and new ways to embellish the creation. The possibilities are so numerous and interesting - just like American burgers in so many ways. This was perhaps my most outlandish attempt for a while and although it was super tasty and scrumptious, I probably wouldn't recommend it for breakfast. This is definitely an evening meal recipe suggestion! Note that although I was only (as usual) cooking for one, the smallest quan...

Traditional Scottish rolls and sausage incorporating cheese, tomato and onion A roll and sliced sausage must be right up there among the most popular of all Scottish food creations widely enjoyed on a regular basis. A sliced sausage (also commonly called Lorne or square sausage) for those outside Scotland is a sausage sliced from a larger block of sausage meat, rather than one where the meat is stuffed in to a skin to form a conventional sausage shape. The sausages can be either grilled (broiled) or fried and even though grilling is generally the healthier option, I always fry them in vegetable oil as I find they can dry out so easily under the grill. While the sausage is usually added to a plain bread roll (optionally buttered) and eaten as is with the addition only perhaps of some fried onions and/or sauce, I enjoy experimenting with different toppings for a plain roll and sausage. This simple combination of cheese, tomato and onion is one of my favourites. Frying Scottish sliced sau...

Roll and Lorne sausage, fried onions and HP Sauce Whether you call them Lorne sausages, sliced sausages or square sausages (unless they're round), Scotland's most popular (probably) type of sausage is pretty different from sausages you are likely to find elsewhere. This is because rather than being stuffed in to skins, the sausage meat is compressed in to blocks and subsequently sliced. Consisting usually of a combination of minced (ground) beef and pork as well as a variety of seasonings and spices, sliced sausages are probably Scotland's equivalent to the burger, especially when served on a Scottish morning roll. As with any such creation, a Scottish roll and sausage is not always the healthiest of food items. The sausage will often contain artificial colours and preservatives, it may be made with very low grade meat and even meat by-products (bone and gristle), then it will be fried at home in lard before being served on a heavily buttered roll with a variety of sugar an...