A Scottish soft drink, or also an energy drink? My colleague termed it like "Red Bull", but instead of yellow it's orange. Apparently it does contain caffeine but as said on Wiki, the exported version excludes it. Kristy kindly got me one to try, after a few nights in the hotel, I finally had to courage to open it ;) It was sweet, that's my first impression, but unlike the normal soft drinks, it tastes more like a sports drink to me. Or like a combination of coke, fanta orange and sports drink! Kinda weird! They also have it in a few variety, check here.
Buttery
Flaky, buttery, salty and a crossiant which has been ran over by a truck, and so... flattened. But it feels like a compact piece of pastry that has been deep-fried till crispy. It feels very heavy, even with my tea. After a few bites, I had to chuck it in the bin because it's not doing any good to my waistline ;) Sorry, boss. But buttery is truly Aberdonian, just in case you can't find them in other parts of Scotland.
Haggis
A mash of sheep's organs, or as Wiki said, sausage in casing of sheep's intestine. I didn't have it this time but I had it over 5 years ago when I was on a tour around Scotland. I guess it's a hate or love relationship, just like the foreigners have with durian. LOL. The closest thing I tried was Haggis flavored chips and they fortunately didn't taste anything like the real thing!
On the side note, I must mention that I brought over durian sweets for my Scottish colleagues and almost all of them spat it out within seconds. This is how some people hate the taste of durians. I felt so apologetic thereafter but everyone especially boss was having a good laugh watching their expressions. One of the guys actually went red in the face... and it cracked everyone up.
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