Scotland’s Culinary Easter Feast

Preceding the satisfying crack of a smashed chocolate egg at Easter is the main course, but why is mint the perfect gastro pairing for the sacrifical lamb? Like other Christian countries Scotland celebrates Easter with gastronomic gusto with the humble egg the symbolic heart of a religious feast focusing on both redemption and regeneration. Hot cross buns and to a lesser extent this side of the border, Simnel Cake are also as representative of Easter as pancakes are of Pancake Day. Linda, co-owner of Greenhall View Farm shared her insight on why just the other day when I happened to stumble across her Wagyu & Wagyu cross Aberdeen ...