What is a porridge drawer?

Table of Contents:

1. What is a porridge drawer?
2. Why do Scots put salt in porridge?
3. Which direction should you stir your porridge?
4. Are Scottish porridge oats good for you?
5. Which is better Weetabix or porridge?
6. Why is Porage not porridge?
7. Do we drink porridge or eat?
8. What porridge is healthiest?
9. Is porridge OK for low carb diet?
10. Is it OK to eat porridge everyday?
11. Does porridge make you poop?
12. Is porridge a good laxative?
13. Can eating too much porridge make you constipated?

What is a porridge drawer?

“dressers in the Scottish Highlands may have a “porridge drawer” — a tin lined drawer into which freshly made porridge was emptied and left to cool. When cold, slices of the porridge could be cut out and taken out of the house for later consumption”

Why do Scots put salt in porridge?

As the comments above suggest, adding salt is a shibboleth, a test for Scottishness or identification with Scotland in the vast diaspora of Scots. And it makes practical sense if one is cooking a porridge to keep cold for the next day or the rest of the week (more on that later).

Which direction should you stir your porridge?

Spurtles are made from wood, including beech, cherry wood, and maple. They come in a range of sizes. Traditional spurtles have stylized thistles at the top, while modern ones often have a smooth taper. The custom is that a spurtle should be used to stir in a clockwise direction with the right hand.

Are Scottish porridge oats good for you?

Nutritional Value. Oats are a slow-release carbohydrate, keeping you feeling fuller between meals as they stabilize blood sugar levels. Oats are also part of a heart-healthy diet—research shows they are useful for lowering cholesterol.

Which is better Weetabix or porridge?

Porridge and Weetabix contain up to 10 times more fibre and just a fraction of the salt and sugar in other best-sellers. ... Kelloggs Special K meanwhile is marketed as a healthy breakfast cereal but has 17 times as much sugar as porridge, with half the fibre.

Why is Porage not porridge?

If you're wondering about the company's unique spelling of porridge, then that's a marketing trick: to distinguish themselves from their rivals, they combined the spellings of “porridge” and “potage” – a French word for a thick soup – and ran with it from 1914 onwards.

Do we drink porridge or eat?

Porridge is a food commonly eaten as a breakfast cereal dish, made by boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants—typically grain—in milk....Porridge.

A bowl of oatmeal porridge
Course	Breakfast
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Starchy plants (e.g. grain), water or milk, flavourings
Cookbook: Porridge Media: Porridge

What porridge is healthiest?

How to buy the healthiest porridge. When you're looking at the food labels, try to choose oats which are simply oats – with nothing else added. Rolled oats or steel-cut oats have been processed in different ways.

Is porridge OK for low carb diet?

Most grains, including rice, wheat, and oats, are also high in carbs and need to be limited or avoided on a low-carb diet. SUMMARY Most breads and grains, including whole grains and whole-grain bread, are too high in carbs to include on a low-carb diet.

Is it OK to eat porridge everyday?

NO DIGESTIVE ISSUES: Oats also contain fiber which is great for digestive health. If you have chronic constipation issues, consuming oats every morning will be helpful. One cup of oats contain four grams of fiber. You can include fruits and nuts to increase the fiber value of your breakfast.

Does porridge make you poop?

1. Oatmeal. “Oats are loaded with soluble fiber, which is a type of fiber that allows more water to remain in the stool,” says Smith. “This makes the stool softer and larger, and ultimately easier to pass.”

Is porridge a good laxative?

Produced from the outer layers of the oat grain, oat bran is high in both soluble and insoluble fiber, making it a good choice as a natural laxative.

Can eating too much porridge make you constipated?

Too much fiber in the diet can cause bloating, gas, and constipation. A person can relieve this discomfort by increasing their fluid intake, exercising, and making dietary changes. These uncomfortable side effects of excessive fiber can occur when someone eats more than 70 grams (g) of fiber a day.