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Cullen skink is a thick
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made of smoked
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s. An authentic Cullen skink will use finnan haddie, but it may be prepared with any other undyed smoked haddock. Sometimes ocean perch or
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are used in the soup. This soup is a local speciality from the town of Cullen in
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on the northeast coast of Scotland. It is often served as a starter at formal Scottish dinners but is also widely served as an everyday dish across the northeast of Scotland. Local recipes for Cullen skink have several slight variations, such as the use of milk instead of water or the addition of single
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. Other variations include mashing the potatoes to make the soup thicker. Cullen skink is traditionally served with bread or oatcakes crumbled through it for added texture. It has been described as "smokier and more assertive than American
chowder Chowder is a thick soup prepared with milk or cream, a roux, and seafood or vegetables. Oyster crackers or saltines may accompany chowders as a side item, and cracker pieces may be dropped atop the dish. Clam chowder from New England ...
, heartier than classical French bisque". Cullen skink appears in many traditional Scottish cookery books and restaurant and hotel menus throughout Scotland, the rest of the UK and abroad. In 2012 a ''
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'' columnist described the dish as "the milky fish soup which has surely replaced your haggises and porridges as Scotland's signature dish".


Etymology

''Skink'' is a Scots word for a shin, knuckle, or hough of beef, which has developed the secondary meaning of a soup, especially one made from these. The word ''skink'' is ultimately derived from the
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"shin, hough" (cognate with the English word ''shank'' and German , 'thigh', and , 'ham'Wiktionary: ''Schinken''
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Clam chowder Clam chowder is any of several chowder soups in American cuisine containing clams. In addition to clams, common ingredients include diced potatoes, salt pork, and onions. It is believed that clams were used in chowder because of the relative ...
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