Culinary Storytelling
1588 – Birth of Stargazy Pie
Legend tells that Mousehole fisherman Tom Bawcock braved stormy seas to land a miraculous catch, baked into pies whose fish faces poked through the crust as a sign of abundance.
18th Century – Rise of the Hotpot
In industrial Lancashire, workers needed a meal that could bubble away while looms rattled. The result: a one-pot wonder of mutton and potatoes ready for the supper horn.
1800s – Cullen Skink’s Smoky Origins
Along the Moray Firth, haddock smokers perfected gentle oak fires that gave this chowder its signature aroma, warming harbour hands after dawn catches.
