Seumas Mac Innes one of Scotlands premier restaurateurs & owner of the iconic Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow is not afraid to take issue with the national bard over the sobriquet Great chieftain o the puddin race. Without slighting the qualities of haggis or indeed white pudding he wholeheartedly maintains that the title rightfully belongs to black pudding
- & very specifically Stornoway black pudding. Raised in Glasgow with a Hebridean heritage he rates black pudding as a versatile & uniquely flavoursome ingredient which can be served in myriad ways that will come as a revelation to those who still mistakenly associate the humble marag dubh solely with fried breakfasts. The 100 recipes in The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible include everything from the Cafe Gandolfis black pudding & mushrooms with pancakes to black pudding pakoras black pudding tarts & black pudding chorizo & bean stew. Black
- or blood
- pudding has a venerable past that stretches back to allusions in Homeric literature & a present that ensures its enduring popularity in the cuisines of among others Spain France & Portugal. The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible is a celebration of the quality & versatility of black pudding & above all is an encouragement to strike out in novel & fresh ways of cooking & enjoying this remarkable & underrated ingredient.