Five Fast Questions with the Hebridean Baker

09/12/23 • 7 min

63 Percent Scottish: A Scotland Appreciation Podcast

We asked Coinneach MacLeod, known the world over as the Hebridean Baker, five questions and challenged him to answer each in one minute or less. Here are the questions:

If I’m getting off the ferry in Stornoway what the first thing I should do on the Isle of Lewis?
You’ve traveled the world to promote your book. Which location was LEAST like the Hebrides?
Which location was the MOST like the Hebrides?
If you must pick one meal to represent the Hebrides in a global cookbook, what would it be?
“Hello” is the start of a great friendship. Can you teach our listeners how to say “Hello, how are you?” or the equivalent in Gaelic?

Have thoughts? Connect with 63 Percent Scottish on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or contact us at 63percentscottish.com.
Music by RomanSenykMusic from Pixabay.

We asked Coinneach MacLeod, known the world over as the Hebridean Baker, five questions and challenged him to answer each in one minute or less. Here are the questions:

If I’m getting off the ferry in Stornoway what the first thing I should do on the Isle of Lewis?
You’ve traveled the world to promote your book. Which location was LEAST like the Hebrides?
Which location was the MOST like the Hebrides?
If you must pick one meal to represent the Hebrides in a global cookbook, what would it be?
“Hello” is the start of a great friendship. Can you teach our listeners how to say “Hello, how are you?” or the equivalent in Gaelic?

Have thoughts? Connect with 63 Percent Scottish on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or contact us at 63percentscottish.com.
Music by RomanSenykMusic from Pixabay.

Previous Episode

EP 3: "Life in the Outer Hebrides" with Coinneach MacLeod aka the Hebridean Baker

Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to grow up in the Outer Hebrides? Would you feel Scottish? Would you speak Gaelic? How often would you visit places like Inverness, Glasgow or Edinburgh? How, in general, is life different from any other part of Scotland?
Coinneach MacLeod is known around the world as the Hebridean Baker. A "food influencer" with substantial Instagram and TikTok audiences, he's also a best-selling author with two cookbooks in bookstores now and a third on the way. We cover:

The Isle of Lewis
Connections to the rest of Scotland, including historical tradition
The Outer Hebridean worldview
the Gaelic language
What people don't know about the Isle of Lewis and the Hebrides

Have thoughts? Connect with 63 Percent Scottish on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or contact us at 63percentscottish.com.
Music by RomanSenykMusic from Pixabay.

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EP 4: "Whisky" with Rosalind Erskine from The Scotsman

Is Scotland a whisky nation? Is that like asking whether the sky is blue? Of course, whisky is one of Scotland's national drinks (hello Irn-Bru!) and top exports. It's packed with historical importance, too. But, do modern Scots drink it? How do they drink it? When do they drink it? If I want to celebrate my Scottish heritage do I... need to become a whisky aficianado?
Rosaline Erskine is the Food and Drink Editor at The Scotsman and the host of Scran, a podcast all about Scottish food and drink. She's also a big fan of whisky. That makes her the perfect person to ask about whisky culture in modern Scotland. We cover: