Food in Edinburgh

I love food, and love to see how people living in different places eat and what they eat. From what I have heard fish and chips is a popular food dish across the UK, and Edinburgh is no exception. There are loads of fish and chips shops. What I find interesting is that a lot of these shops also sell baked potatoes with fillings (that isn't surprising), and also pizza and kebabs. Three different cultural foods in one simple, usually take-away shop. Since I'm vegan and gluten-free and feel horrible if I stray much from that diet, I haven't tried the kebabs and pizzas. I have eaten a lot of baked potatoes with baked beans and chips as well.

In the States these potatoe things are called French Fries (or if you are really stupid and ignorant "Freedom Fries") and these fries are usually long, thin and crispy. Here they are called chips and are a bit fatter than fries and softer in the middle.

While in South Africa last year I fell in love with wedges, which are thicker and sometimes has the potato skin still on it. In my favorite place to get wedges, Nandos, they had peri peri wedges... mmmmm. wedges with a spicy topping. Goodness I loved those. The first time I saw there was a Nandos here in Edinburgh I got so excited that I might be able to get periperi wedges again! So I went in there with Jared and his brother but no wedges! :( Determined to still get that taste I loved, I got periperi chips. But also not the same. It was British style chips (soft in the middle), and the periperi seasoning, although very similar, the whole thing just wasn't the same. I know that over the least year I have probably built up periperi wedges... oh well. I'm glad I tired them here anyway.

Eating out is horribly expensive in Edinburgh, at least thinking of the prices in US Dollars. So we have been seeking out the cheap deals and carry aways and just cooking at home. Sad since there are so many Indian restaurants here and I've heard the Indian food here is pretty good. But I'm not complaining, (am I?) ok, so I'll stop complaining and be very grateful that I am travelling at all!