We ask the people of Glasgow what their local cuisine means to them.
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00:00So we are on our Giles Street today to find out what food reminds people of Glasgow.
00:05Traditionally this may be dishes such as square sausage or haggis or even iron brood
00:10or it could also be a restaurant somewhere they like to go and spend time that reminds them of their city.
00:16Somewhere they would recommend for someone visiting Glasgow to get this full experience.
00:21I like Chinese and things like that so I'd say like the whole Wong or the Regent Brasserie are that.
00:28Oh well, square sausage, potato scones, clotted dumpling, steak pie.
00:35In fact I'm from Tunisia, North Africa. I'm English language teacher.
00:38I'm here in Scotland visiting the country. I appreciate it. I like it. The people are very friendly.
00:44Most of the Italian place in Glasgow are pretty good. Pretty good.
00:48There's a lot of respect. Amazing country. Lovely weather. I'm lucky.
00:53I really don't eat out a lot now because it's so expensive now. So it's just occasional now that we do eat out.
01:00And I can tell Scottish food too is delicious, amazing and you have a variety of food, a variety of choices.
01:09And from here, from Glasgow, hello guys, come and visit Glasgow. It's amazing.
01:15Empire biscuits. I don't know if that's actually Glasgow but Empire biscuits.
01:20Sausage obviously. Sausage rolls for Greggs and things like that.
01:25Fern cakes. Cherry cake. That's not stuff I've made.
01:31I could have lived in Canada for years so I had to make it all over there because you couldn't get it.
01:34Oh really? Aye.
01:35Mince and potatoes. Mince and potatoes.
01:38Fish and chips. Italian food, pizza.
01:43There's a standard sort of way of making mince and tortillas as we call it in Glasgow.
01:48And what does it involve?
01:50Just take the fat off the mince. Make sure there's no fat in it.
01:54Cook it slightly. Put your vegetables in it. Carrots and onions and water.
01:59And simmer it for how long? And salt to taste.
02:03Steak pie. Mince and tortillas. Things like that.
02:07Sausage and mash. Things like that.
02:11You would give fish and chips. That's the kind of thing you've got.
02:14And what was your favourite?
02:15Well my favourite would probably be the fish and chips I would think.
02:18What is it about food that kind of gives it that Glaswegian edge?
02:23There's nothing like it anywhere else.
02:26My family are just doted on dumpling and potato scones.
02:31I had to make them by the dozens at a time.
02:34Like a potato scone, you know, factory.
02:38Going through and freezing them all.
02:40You just can't get them anywhere else.
02:44In the 60s we used to go down to Dorset and camping.
02:49You couldn't get potato scones. You couldn't get iron brew. There's another one.
02:53You couldn't get iron brew. You couldn't get anything.
02:56Especially square sausage, right? That's a Scottish thing.