Friday, July 29, 2011

WHAT THE HELL IS A SCOTCH EGG?

Walk in to any authentic pub and you’re bound to see this on the menu with the fish & chips, shepherd’s pie and blood sausage.

So what is it?
For starters, it was invented back in 1738 (before diets) by the London department store Fortnum & Mason. The Scotch Egg is essentially a shelled hardboiled egg, wrapped in sausage rolled in breadcrumbs and deep-fried. Normally it’s served with salad and pickles. The US tends to serve ‘em with hot sauce or ranch dressing.

Nasty Nutrition Stats (1 egg):
Calories = 258
Carbs = 13.3g
Fat = 17.7g
Cholesterol = 270mg

Best beer to have with it:
Goes nicely with a warm, bitter brew like Uncle Teddy’s Bitter, Hophead or Bitchin Bitter.

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24 comments:

  1. Hmmm I could eat that when really drunk.

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  2. my friend brought those to work once and they are soooooooooo good!!

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  3. I was stationed in London for a while with the Marines at the US Embassy and I got so addicted to these things it wasn't funny. I don't remember any shells on the egg though...

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  4. I'd heard people talk about them before but never stopped to ask what it was. Doesn't sound too bad actually.

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  5. I've been making those since I was a kid! I eat them with grainy mustard--yummers!

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  6. I would try that! It looks good...mmm!!

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  7. Buh... I just threw up a little.

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  8. I love scotch eggs and Black Pudding (you call it blood sausage)

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  9. They are quite vile cold and rarely look that good.

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  10. I love scotch eggs. For most people the good outweighs the negative lol.

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  11. These are so damn tasty. But it's been a long time since I had one.

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  12. While it sounds good, I think I'll pass.

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  13. I bet it's really good. And everything goes good with an ice cold Heineken in a chilled glass!!!

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  14. This looks gross but sounds good. I wonder if you could do this wrapped in bacon instead of sausage...?

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  15. makes a nice prelude to a cadbury creme egg.

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  16. That sounds so fucking Delicious!

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  17. Scotch eggs are awesome, and that one in the pic looks delicious. Followed!

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  18. Never heard of them, never tried them....but they look like they could be pretty tasty!

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