Inverness’s Karen Gillan reveals Scottish favourites as her last supper
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Karen Gillan has revealed what Scottish favourites she would feast on as her final supper, including haggis, neeps and tatties.
Scottish actress and filmmaker, Karen Gillan (36), is well known for her acting in numerous blockbuster films, such as, Jumanji, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Who, The Avengers and Dual.
Recently, Karen made an appearance on a viral YouTube channel known as the Mythical Kitchen, and revealed that her last supper would be a Scottish breakfast with tea, doughboys, and haggis, neeps and tatties with a Yorkshire pudding.
During the episode Karen revealed she had a hidden ‘curiosity’ about death and what her last meal would be, therefore she was intrigued to officially pick out her final supper.
Karen chose a fried Scottish breakfast as her first course with a cup of Yorkshire tea. When talking about her first course selection, she said: “I grew up eating it in Inverness and it is a typical breakfast, but not something we would cook everyday because it is a bit of an ordeal.
“There’s just nothing better than a Scottish breakfast, it’s just delicious and has an array of flavours.”
Karen said that ‘Yorkshire tea is a specific tea that she is loyal to’ and reminds her of ‘home’.
For her second course, Karen chose doughboys and mince which her mum used to make her as a youngster.She said: “This dish tastes like home to me and I don’t think there is anything better in the world than doughboys.”
Karen chose haggis, neeps and tatties with a Yorkshire pudding for her final course of the day.
When talking about her love for haggis, she said: “Haggis is the greatest, and most people make fun of it because they think it is disgusting for traditionally being cooked in a sheep’s stomach, but it’s not anymore and it’s just an excellent Scottish dish!”
Karen also revealed that she wasn’t aware of the ingredients that goes into making haggis and was shocked to hear that lungs were included.
