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Shellfish and seaweed, once a vital part of the Highland economy, are making a come-back.

A cultural history of Scotland's most important food staples. Shellfish and seaweed, once a vital part of the Highland economy, are making a come-back.

Thar ghinealachdan agus bhliadhnachan tha cuid a bhiadh ann a th'air a bhi bunaiteach do shluagh na h-Alba. Tha Annlan a' rannsachadh sia dhiubh , mar a bha agus mar a tha iad an diugh. Anns a phrogram seo maorach agus feamainn.

A cultural history of some of Scotland's most ubiquitous and important food staples. Exploring the origins of six basic foods, their pivotal and often surprising effects on society, and their current status in a modern convenience culture. 

Shellfish and seaweed. Once a vital part of the Highland economy, the dramatic down-turn in the seaweed industry at the beginning of the 19th century set the scene for the infamous clearances. With many evicted people forced to subsist on a starvation diet of mussels and winkles, shellfish acquired a reputation as 'poor food'. But now shellfish has become fashionable and exports are a vital part of the economy of the north.

Am biadh a tha bunaiteach. A cultural history of food staples

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