An American in Scotland


My name is Jada, I’m an American, and I’m going to Scotland for six months. I’ll be studying at the University of Glasgow and hopefully living like any 20 year old Scottish college student would. But of course I’ll be American, not Scottish, and the culture shock is sure to be insane. So I’ve decided to document my insanity, starting from about a month and a half before I hop the pond until I return. I hope to share photos and snippets from my daily life with y’all. So this is going to be, starting around January first, a travel/photo/journal blog-contraption. Until then its most likely to be pre-planning blog which will focus on preparing to study abroad for six month and planning travel to several other country’s in Europe as well. Enjoy.

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18th June 2011

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Steak and Ale Pie. A meat pie served in the UK made of steak and beef gravy.  It is inside a pastry shell of some sort. It may have vegetables inside of it, however this one has them on the side.  It is normally served with chips (fries). It is a traditional ‘pub food’. And it is traditionally eaten on Hogmanay (New Years Eve) or Ne’erday (New Years Day). This was actually pretty good. I totally recommend this to anyone who wants to try something traditional but may not want/like/have already had fish and chips or shepherds pie. It was a really rich dish and I particularly liked the sauce. 

Steak and Ale Pie.

  • A meat pie served in the UK made of steak and beef gravy. 
  • It is inside a pastry shell of some sort.
  • It may have vegetables inside of it, however this one has them on the side. 
  • It is normally served with chips (fries).
  • It is a traditional ‘pub food’.
  • And it is traditionally eaten on Hogmanay (New Years Eve) or Ne’erday (New Years Day).

This was actually pretty good. I totally recommend this to anyone who wants to try something traditional but may not want/like/have already had fish and chips or shepherds pie. It was a really rich dish and I particularly liked the sauce. 

Tagged: Steak and Ale PieScotlandUKmeat piepub foodtraditionallyHogmanaytraditional

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