Scotch egg
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A Scotch egg is a snack food of Scottish origin consisting of a cold, hard-boiled egg removed from its shell, wrapped in a sausage meat mixture, coated in breadcrumbs, and deep-fried. It is eaten cold, typically with salad and pickles.
Scotch eggs were traditionally a Scottish breakfast or picnic food, designed to be eaten fresh. However, in the UK at least, they have acquired an unfashionable, downmarket reputation due to the preponderance of pre-packed, plastic-wrapped Scotch eggs sold at convenience stores and service stations. These are generally made with very cheap meat and eggs.
In the United States, many so-called "English-style" pubs and eateries serve fresh-made scotch eggs. These are usually served hot, with dipping sauces such as ranch dressing.
Similar to the Scotch egg is the gala pie — a usually loaf-shaped pie with a hot water crust pastry case. Unlike the Scotch egg, the meat is not sausagemeat, but rather a meat filling like that in a traditional pork pie. Classically, these have several whole eggs embedded in the pie, although cheap convenience versions can use a long cylindrical core that resembles a single extremely elongated egg, made from the processed components of several real eggs [1].
Miniature versions of scotch eggs are also widely available in British supermarkets and are sold under the name 'savoury egg bites', 'picnic eggs', or similar. Due to their size, these contain a chopped, rather than whole, egg filling, sometimes combined with mayonnaise.
In West Africa, some fast-food restaurants offer scotch eggs alongside their other menu items. In Nigeria, Tantalizers and Mr. Biggs both prominently feature scotch eggs.
