Crappit heid

Crappit heid is a traditional scots fish course, consisting of a boiled fish head stuffed with oats, suet and liver. in gaelic it is known as ceann-cropaig. its origins can be traced to the fishing communities of the north, hebrides and north-eastern scotland in the eighteenth century. in a time when money was scarce, the more expensive fillets of fish, such as cod or haddock, would be sold to market, but the offal and less attractive parts were retained by the fisherfolk for the pot.crappit heid was a favourite midday or evening meal amongst those communities and was made from the head of a large cod or similar sized fish, washed, descaled and then stuffed with a mixture of oats, suet, ...

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