The canonical version and where to order it.
The Scotch pie is a small, straight-sided double-crust case of hot-water pastry filled with spiced mutton or beef, eaten hot from bakeries and football grounds. It is Glasgow's hand-held lunch.
The Scotch pie, a small double-crust case of hot-water pastry filled with spiced minced mutton, dates back centuries and was once sold by bakers on every Scottish high street. Its straight sides made it easy to carry, and it became the classic food of football terraces. Glasgow bakeries and old cafes still turn them out hot, eaten by hand, sometimes topped with a spoon of beans or brown sauce.
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Also in: Edinburgh.
University Cafe has fed Byres Road since 1918, a fourth-generation family cafe in Glasgow serving cheap fry-ups, fish and chips and its own ice cream.
OrderFish and chips, pie and beans, ice cream
TipIt is a proper old-school Italian-Scots cafe; save room for the double-cream ice cream at the end.
Scotch pie makes more sense with someone from Glasgow explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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