Scottish Words tagged with: cooking - 6 posts.

Two customers at a metal table under a cloud of dark smutty smoke from the chef frying something on gas that looks red hot.

Scottish Word: Birsle.

Tags: chef, cooking, gas, gloves, smoke, soot, table

He’s a cuik tae be reckoned wi. Nae blitterie biled farin here. Bruckle scowdered reekin spicy divots tae nip ‘n birsle the mou an mak the een weep is the wye ahn ye need a cast … Continue reading Birsle. →

chef, cooking, gas, gloves, smoke, soot, table

Husband and wife 'team' making a Scottish breakfast early in the morning and husband likely to get clanged with the frying pan.

Scottish Word: Lorne Sausage.

Tags: breakfast, cook, cooking, dog, food, husband, tomatoes, wife, window

“Ah’d like fried bacon wi the tattie scones also fried but wi ma black puddin grilled along wi a tomato, jist cut in half mind. An I’m no wantin link sausages, I’ll hae lorne, twa slices, … Continue reading Lorne Sausage. →

breakfast, cook, cooking, dog, food, husband, tomatoes, wife, window

A husband and enthusiastic wife's first time at estimating quantities for jam making.

Scottish Word: pilk.

Tags: cooking, food, gooseberries, gooseberry, jam, jam-jars, jelly, kitchen, marriage

“Right! You pilk the goosegogs and I’ll get the jeelie pan on ready tae cook ahn bile.” Translate: pilk: top and tail, shell, peel. “Right! You top and tail the gooseberries and I’ll get the jam … Continue reading pilk. →

cooking, food, gooseberries, gooseberry, jam, jam-jars, jelly, kitchen, marriage

Cannibal chef doubling his work load and acting as waiter with a pot of stewed feet.

Scottish Word: Tae.

Tags: beach, bone, bones, chef, cook, cooked, cooking, foot, pot, scissors, sporran, toes

“Dae ye want taes wi yir fit or no?” Translate: tae: toe. “Do you want toes with your foot or would you like one without.” The Scottish Word: tae with its definition and its meaning illustrated … Continue reading Tae. →

beach, bone, bones, chef, cook, cooked, cooking, foot, pot, scissors, sporran, toes

Early hunters make a start on honing the skills of male barbecue - burnt on the outside, raw in the middle.

Scottish Word: Tottie.

Tags: ancestors, barbecue, caveman, cavemen, cook, cooking, fire, food, hunting, knife, loincloth, meat, roast, spear, spit, tattoo

“Go oan, a tottie bit’ll nae dae ye oanie herm.” Translate: tottie: tiny, small. “Go on, a tiny bit will not do you any harm.” The Scottish Word: tottie with its definition and its meaning illustrated … Continue reading Tottie. →

ancestors, barbecue, caveman, cavemen, cook, cooking, fire, food, hunting, knife, loincloth, meat, roast, spear, spit, tattoo

Pot laden microwave free kitchen cook at work.

Scottish Word: Bree.

Tags: boiling, cook, cooking, hob, hunger, mother, oven, potatoes, pots, scent

“Hud on son, I’ll be wi ye as soon as I bree the tatties.” Translate: bree: drain the water from (usually from things that have been boiled). “Be patient a moment young man, I’ll be with … Continue reading Bree. →

boiling, cook, cooking, hob, hunger, mother, oven, potatoes, pots, scent

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