[frank ballenger]

RE: I hear that Cock-a-Leekie Soup is popular in Scotland.

Never heard of it despite my ancestors from there.

The British legend Eric Clapton said one of his lifelong favorites is Spotted Dick.

https://www.daringgourmet.com/traditional-spotted-dick-english-steamed-currant-pudding-with-vanilla-custard/

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

I believe that ‘cock-a-leekie’ soup is chicken and leek soup.

I’ve only heard of ‘spotted dick’ because almost every British TV personality will insert that phrase to get a laugh. Never had the courage to order it in a restaurant though, it sounds quite tasty, a little like a combo of trifle and plum pudding.

Another well known ‘laugh getting’ British food is ‘bubble and squeak’, cabbage and cooked potatoes, fried in a patty. ‘Toad in the hole’ is sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding.

I’m sure there are plenty of other tasty food with odd names.