Talk:Scotch egg

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boiling[edit]

Scotch eggs are often soft boiled when served in pubs and you can even buy soft boiled scotch eggs to warm up in an over at home, so this article shouldn't start with stating they're hard boiled. Sonicated (talk) 09:52, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Availability in the US[edit]

I am from the US. I never saw or heard of a Scotch Egg until I went to the Texas Renaissance Festival in the 1980's. They were always available there and I found out from talking to others that they are also at most other "RenFairs." At Renfairs they are NOT sold on a stick. I've never seen one outside of that (such as at a state fair) and always looked forward to getting my annual fix since Renfairs are only held in the Autumn. I added this info and put 3 reference links in support of my observations. By the way, everyone I know assumed that they were from Scotland, so it's kind of weird to see the debate about their origin. N0w8st8s (talk) 04:39, 10 June 2013 (UTC)n0w8st8s[reply]

Picture with gravy and mashed potato?![edit]

Why is there a picture of a Scotch egg with potatoes and gravy? Scotch eggs are a snack food, in England where they're from I have never even heard let alone seen someone include them in a main meal, very odd.Gymnophoria (talk) 12:33, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Beef or Pork?[edit]

The intro says Scotch eggs are made from sausage meat, but doesn't specify what the sausage meat is made from. Basic sausages in the UK are usually pork, but in Australia they're more often beef. In Australia if you buy "sausage meat" from one of the two biggest supermarket chains, it's beef. I'm guessing in the UK a Scotch egg would be made with pork sausage meat - if so, it would probably be worth including that detail. Sadiemonster (talk) 15:25, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

They are indeed usually made with pork sausage meat, though that isn't a key requirement of the recipe, and there's no reason why beef sausage meat couldn't be used. Indeed, versions may exist with beef specifically for the Jewish and Muslim communities for all I know, and there may even be a veggie coating for vegetarians, though vegans wouldn't eat boiled eggs anyway. --Ef80 (talk) 16:57, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Popularity[edit]

The Popularity section seems highly dubious. The only ref is a very lightweight lifestyle piece in The Independent, quoting an obscure Yougov 'survey'. There's no information on who commissioned the 'survey' or the methodology employed (the ref is paywalled in any case.) The implication that Scotch Eggs are generally unpopular is preposterous - why would every supermarket sell them (often in multiple varieties) if they are so disliked? I propose deleting the section unless better references can be found. --Ef80 (talk) 16:49, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]