# Scotch eggs are in the oven! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982 "2019-12-17T06:24:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982/21 "2019-12-18T06:01:06Z")
Hmm. Never heard of them but they sound really nice. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982/22 "2019-12-18T07:16:24Z")
Jamie Oliver has a few recipe variations. They’re handy for picnics as well as party nibbles. [https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/eggs-recipes/proper-scotch-eggs-with-lovely-scottish-cheese-and-pickle/](https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/eggs-recipes/proper-scotch-eggs-with-lovely-scottish-cheese-and-pickle/) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982/23 "2019-12-18T07:20:18Z")
It seems the name may have nothing to do with Scotland: [https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,-1188,00.html](https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1188,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982/24 "2019-12-18T07:43:34Z")
Sounds great, I bake them in a muffin tin. Love the sauce. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982/25 "2019-12-18T12:39:28Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > It seems the name may have nothing to do with Scotland: > > [https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,-1188,00.html](https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1188,00.html) I had actually been wondering whether “Scotch eggs” were truly Scotch as. I guess nothing definitive is there, but I love the description of nargis kofta, which seems to be a Scotch egg encased with lamb and served with curried tomato and onion. (Or, rather, the other way around, i.e., the Scotch egg is perhaps an adaptation of nargis kofta). That sounds quite nice. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982/26 "2019-12-18T13:06:11Z")
A couple tasty variants are to subsitute about 1/3 of the pork with either black pudding or haggis. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982/27 "2019-12-18T13:10:03Z")
Try quail eggs for the perfect bitesize treat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotch-eggs-are-in-the-oven/844982.md?page=1)