For all general enquiries call or email About us Your Food News Jobs Contact us SCOTTISH CULTURE The end of November is the traditional start of Winter north of the border and the first of three landmark days in Scottish culture – St Andrews Day, Hogmanay and Burns Night. As with many patron saints, St Andrew’s association with Scotland – a land he never visited – is shrouded in folklore, poetic licence and a sprinkling of truth. Ideal for story telling whilst huddled round a fire on a winter night with some tasty food and perhaps a nip of malt, the legend of St Andrew explains an ancient link between Scotland and Greece and the origins of the saltire, the cross at the centre of the Scottish flag. Andrew was an apostle who set out to spread the word round the villages and towns of the Black Sea. This may explain why he is also the patron saint of Russia and Romania but why Scotland? Well, the story goes that Andrew was crucified for his beliefs at Patras in Greece on an x –shaped cross, the origins of the saltire. His bones were preserved but 300 years later the local Bishop Regulus, also known as St Rule, received word that soldiers were coming to seize the bones. He fled with some of the relics and set sail westwards where he was carried by the waves until shipwrecked off the Scottish coast. There he built a Church to house the relics and around it sprang the town we now know as St Andrews. Fast forward 500 years and King Angus, leader of the Scottish tribes, found himself heavily outnumbered at East Lothian by an army of Saxons. Looking to the sky for inspiration, he saw in the blinding light of the rising sun, the saltire cross. This inspired his troops and following a great victory St Andrew and the saltire became national symbols for the emerging nation. Of course when huddled round the fire such stirring tales always go down better with a bite to eat and at SK we have the perfect choice. As with St Andrew, our party bites, which include haggis bon bons and Mediterranean falafals link the varied and fascinating folklore of Scotland and Greece. About Sean Flint Development & Innovation Chef of SK Foods. Your food. Our Passion. View all posts by Sean Flint | https://www.skfoods.co.uk This this article: SEARCH THE BLOG RECENT POSTS Covid-19 Statement Scottish culture Giving thanks School meals week Bonfire Night Halloween World Pasta Day CATEGORIES Chefs' Blog Christmas Community SK Foods News SK People SK People Uncategorized BLOG ARCHIVE November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 March 2015 February 2015 October 2014 YOUR FOOD. OUR PASSION. Privacy |Terms |Environmental Policy |Gender Pay Gap |Modern Slavery Copyright SK Chilled Foods 2021. All rights reserved. Website designed and developed by Surge Marketing Solutions. Scroll