It has long been a tradition in Scotland to eat a steak pie on New Year's Day
From the centuries-old custom of first footing to newer ways to celebrate such as the Loony Dook, there are plenty of ways to start off 2023 on a positive note.
One theory of why Scots started eating steak pies on January 1 supposes that families were too busy to cook after Hogmanay as it didn't used to be an official holiday, and so bought a pie at the local butcher to save time.
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