The Very Best Scottish Recipes For Burns Night - Larder Love (2024)

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What is Jamie Oliver's starter for Burns Supper? ›

For a delicious way to start any Burns Night feast ,rustle up a batch of Jamie's oat blinis (a super simple batter) and serve with an earthy beetroot and celeriac slaw and some silky smoked salmon. A simple yet sophisticated starter!

The haggis is traditionally served with mashed potatoes (tatties) and mashed swede turnip (neeps).

Serve up a Scottish supper to remember with a classic smoked fish soup and the essential haggis, neeps and tatties - all rounded off with a traditional clootie dumpling. Delicious!

Venison carpaccio with pickled red cabbage

A stylish starter, ideal from kicking off your Burns Night supper.

This steak sarnie recipe remains one of Jamie Oliver's most famous dishes.

A traditional Burns Night menu

The first course is traditionally soup, either Scotch broth, co*ck-a-leekie or Cullen skink – all good Scottish recipes using fine Scottish ingredients.

In some parts of the United Kingdom (namely, the North of England, North and South Wales, Scotland, and some rural and working class areas of Northern Ireland), people traditionally call their midday meal dinner and their evening meal tea (served around 6 pm), whereas elsewhere people would call the midday meal lunch ...

The word "tattie" comes from the Scots word for potato.

How do you greet Burns Night in Scottish? ›

While there is no formal greeting for Burns Night, people generally say “Sláinte Mhath” to one another. This is pronounced “slanj'-uh va” and translates as “Good Health!”. You can also say “Oidhche Bhlas Burns”, which means “Happy Burns Night”.

In 1971, it became illegal to import haggis into the US from the UK due to a ban on food containing sheep lung, which constitutes 10–15% of the traditional recipe. The ban encompasses all lungs, as fluids such as stomach acid and phlegm may enter the lung during slaughter.

Our modern Burns Night menu from chef Roberta Hall-McCarron is a little bit different but equally delicious. One thing's for sure, the traditional Scottish dessert cranachan is the pudding for the job, and a wee dram of whisky is non-negotiable.

Held annually on 25 January, Burns Night conjures up images of cosying up around a fire, enjoying traditional Scottish fare and devouring a deliciously warming whisky.

The meal traditionally features haggis, neeps and tatties (swede and potatoes) and a dram of whisky is non-negotiable. We've put together our perfect Burns Night menu below, but for more Burns Night menu ideas check out our collection of recipes.

Well, “neeps” is just the Scots word for swede – that hard winter vegetable that people also use in soups and stews. You might also hear Scottish people saying “nips”, which is much more obviously short for “turnips”. It's a hard job to peel and chop the neeps, and then we boil and mash, then add a bit of seasoning.

Traditional vegetarian side dishes for a Burns Night menu include neeps (mashed turnips or swede) and tatties (mashed potatoes).

Skink is a Scots word for a shin, knuckle, or hough of beef, which has developed the secondary meaning of a soup, especially one made from these. The word skink is ultimately derived from the Middle Dutch schenke "shin, hough" (cognate with the English word shank and German Schenkel, 'thigh', and Schinken, 'ham').

Selkirk Grace is a poem commonly attributed to Robert Burns, a widely celebrated Scottish poet. It's often used on Burn's night as a giving of thanks before guests tuck into their Burn's night dinner.

People tend to wear traditional Scottish dress such as kilts, a sporran, or some form of tartan. For a quiet or casual Burns supper, a hint of tartan in any form is enough, whether this is a scarf, a pair of trousers, a hat or brooch and so on. For more formal occasions, traditional Highland Dress is typically worn.

What is the order of a Burns supper? ›

To start – everyone gathers, the host says a few words, everyone sits and the Selkirk Grace is said. The meal – the starter is served, the haggis is piped in, the host performs the famous Burns Night haggis poem Address to a Haggis, everyone toasts the haggis and the main meal is served, followed by dessert.

Speaking of drinks, it wouldn't be a proper Scottish celebration or Burns Night without the mention of whisky. A staple part of Scottish culture, having a glass or two of whisky to celebrate is a must.