Partan bree

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Partan bree
Type Soup
Place of origin Scotland
Main ingredients Crab, rice, stock, milk or cream

Partan bree is a seafood soup speciality from north-eastern Scotland, where much of the country's fishing fleet is based. Its name derives from its ingredients, partan being the Gaelic and Scots for crab and bree a Scots term for soup (lit. brew). Crab and rice are used as main ingredients. [1]

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References

  1. Yarvin, B. (2012). The Ploughman's Lunch and the Miser's Feast: Authentic Pub Food, Restaurant Fare, and Home Cooking from Small Towns, Big Cities, and Country Villages Across the British Isles. Harvard Common Press. p. 56. ISBN   978-1-55832-413-8 . Retrieved December 23, 2016.