The best traditional Scottish foods
The top 3 according to 2 votes from people: Scottish salmon · Tablet · Haggis, neeps and tatties. (Updated Oct 2, 2026.)
Scotland's must-try dishes, from haggis to cranachan, according to VisitScotland, TasteScot and Scottish food guides.
Top 12
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1
Scottish salmon
Farmed and wild salmon, smoked or fresh, a world-famous export.
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2
Tablet
Crumbly sugar and condensed milk fudge.
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Haggis, neeps and tatties
Sheep's offal with oatmeal and spices with swede and potatoes; the national dish, eaten on Burns Night.
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4
Cullen skink
Thick soup of smoked haddock, potato and onion from Cullen in Moray.
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5
Cranachan
Raspberries, whisky, honey, toasted oats and cream; the Scottish dessert.
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6
Stovies
Potatoes slow-cooked with onions and leftover meat.
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7
Arbroath smokie
Hot-smoked haddock from Arbroath, PGI.
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8
Full Scottish breakfast
With lorne sausage, black pudding, tattie scones and haggis.
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9
Scotch pie
Small double-crust mutton pie, the football match snack.
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10
Cock-a-leekie
Chicken and leek soup with prunes.
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11
Shortbread
Butter biscuit, perfected in Scotland since the 16th century.
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12
Clootie dumpling
Spiced fruit pudding boiled in a cloth.
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13
Porridge
Oats with salt, Scotland's traditional breakfast.
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