Buttery (bread)
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A buttery, also known as a rowie or Aberdeen roll, is a savoury Scottish bread roll. They are noted for their flaky texture and buttery taste (hence the name), similar to a flattened, round croissant, with a very salty taste. They are often eaten toasted with jam or butter, although the high fat content makes them extremely hot when toasted.
As the alternate name of Aberdeen roll suggests, butteries are a speciality of Aberdeen but they are common throughout the North East of Scotland.
They were created in the 1880s, to provide the growing Aberdeen fishing industry a type of high-fat roll which would keep for longer periods at sea than conventional rolls.
[edit] External links
- Photograph and Recipe For Butteries.
- The Aberdeen Rowie. Website of Smillie the Baker's, an Elgin bakery, discussing the Aberdeen Rowie.
- Aberdeen's rowies are a health hazard, claims guru. Article in the Scotsman regarding the opinions of controversial health "guru", Gillian McKeith.
- World's most expensive Rowie? Scotsman article covering the sale of a Rowie on ebay, with free bag!
