Which Scottish soup is named after the coastal town of Cullen?

Cullen skink is the Scottish soup named after the coastal town of Cullen.

This thick soup traditionally contains smoked haddock, potatoes and onions simmered in milk. The fish gives it a distinctly smoky flavour, while the potatoes provide body without requiring flour or another thickener.

Cullen is a former royal burgh in Moray on Scotland’s northeast coast. The dish developed as a local speciality and became known more widely as an example of Scottish coastal cooking.

Cullen skink is sometimes compared with chowder, but the two are not identical. Chowders can contain shellfish, bacon or cream and come from several culinary traditions, whereas Cullen skink has a specific Scottish identity and a characteristic smoked-haddock base.