Finnan haddie

Finnan haddie (kent as Finnan haddock, Finnan, Finny haddock or Findrum speldings an aa) is a haddie smeeked cauld an keukt wi green wid an peat in nor'-east Scotlan.^[1] It is the haddie uised in the traditional Scots dish Cullen skink.^[2]

The origins o Finnan haddie is debated; some soorces sae the dish cam fae the clachan o Finnan near Aiberdeen;^[3][4] ithers sae the name is a corruption o the toun o Findhorn at the mooth o the River Findhorn in Moray.^[5][6][7]

Kent an admired in Scotlan fae lang syne, it Finnan haddie wis a dish in Aiberdeenshire syne the 1640s.^[8] It becam a kenspeckle fuid item in Lunnon in the 1830s. Afore this, acause o the licht smeekin that the fish received, it didnae hae a lang shelf life—eildins soorces jalouse three days at maist, altho some jalosed nae more than yin day.^[1][3] Sic wise, altho the fish was aften available in Aiberdeen "within twelve hours of being [caucht]",^[9] it coudnae owercome the lang jurnay tae Lunnon wi'oot gaun aff.^[10]

The fish wis foremaist cairtit bi establisht mail coach in Lunnon, but wis kythed mair aften in the citie syne the buildin o the railwey atween Aiberdeen an Lunnon in the 1840s. The associate wi Finnan becam strang acause o the connexion tae Aiberdeen. Confusion wis sae deep that Finnan (Inglis: Findon) was betimes callit Findhorn.^[11]

The traditional preparation is tae roast or grill the hail pieces o fish ower a heich heat.^[1] Finnan haddie is aften served poached in milk fae breakfast^[12] an is a pairt o traditional kedgeree an the Arnold Bennett omelette.^[13]