Talk:Arbroath smokie

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Good enough?[edit]

The legend about origin ... a bit fishy?[edit]

It's a nice story, but I can't find any support for it. It is in Tom Aikens Fish book – but that was published in 2008 and the text is identical to Wikipedia's (dating from 2006) and so smells like a crib. Does anybody know more? Alexbrn (talk) 13:22, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You've got a potential reference at http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/arbroath/auchmithie/index.html, most other sites are using (largely uncredited) Wikipedia stuff. The old village hall at Auchmithie burned down, I suspect that's probably mingled its way into the history of the Smokie over the years. Nick (talk) 12:29, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cool - thanks! Alexbrn (talk) 12:32, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

But it's clearly labeled as a local legend, so the question isn't whether the event occurred or was actually the source of the recipe, but only if it is, indeed, a local legend. Especially since the text goes on to give a more likely history.

But it should be sourced in-line. Whaledancer (talk) 18:15, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It sounds awful like the Chinese discovery of roast pork. (The piggery burnt down.) I was taught this at school as a legend and one or two novels have made reference to it. (For example "It was as expensive as the traditional way of making Chinese roast pork.") All my friends knew the story but I wouldn't have clue where to find a definitive reference. I suspect that the Arbroath Smokey story is also one of those 'Everyone knows' stories.OrewaTel (talk) 06:03, 13 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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How heavily smoked[edit]

Perhaps add, if a citation can be found, that an Arbroath smokie is or may be smoked very heavily. I bought some fresh in Arbroath, once. 'Twas delicious, but my little house smelt of it for days. Perhaps those sent to supermarkets have been smoked more lightly. Errantius (talk) 03:49, 23 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]