Now, ain't that juss grreit? After curry, it's egg time. Yup, folks, your favourite ''Scotch Egg'' is no longer Scotch. It's from good ol' Inja. ''A hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, dipped in breadcrumbs and deep-fried - it couldn't sound more Scottish if it tried. But according to food historian Alan Davidson, the Scotch egg actually hails from India - brought home by returning soldiers of the British Empire. It is a descendent of the Indian dish ''nargisi kofta'', which consists of eggs covered in minced lamb and cooked in curried tomatoes. It wasn't until the early 19th century that the first written reference to Scotch eggs popped up (with the recommendation that they be eaten hot with gravy) in the Cook And Housewife's Manual, thought to be secretly penned by Ivanhoe author Sir Walter Scott. Perhaps they should have been called Scott's eggs?'' [snip] Enjoy the full delicious story here: ''Why ARE sausages called bangers? And what on earth's Ceasar got to do with salad? The fascinating origins of our favourite dishes'' 6th September 2010 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1309350/Why-ARE-sausages-called-bangers-And-earths-Caesar-got-salad-The-fascinating-origins-favourite-dishes.html?ito=feeds-newsxml --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Thanks for the walk down memory lane - I remember Mum cooking those before we went off on a picnic. They were great eaten cold with bread and butter and salad while sitting on a rug on a river bank in New Zealand. I like the idea of them being cooked in tomato sauce - might just get myself some sausage meat at the market on Saturday morning and cook up a dish for the evening meal. Cheers AInslie in cold/wet Adelaide Sth Australia.