Noun
hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried
Source: WordNetThe scotch egg is such a Scottish food. It's as though a great Scottish chef said: I need a tasty snack. Let's take an egg... and wrap it in meat!! Makes it a bit harder. Bill Bailey
I was mainly raised by a working mum who didn't have much time or inclination for making food. So I had three or four basic meals: fish fingers and a tomato; a packet scotch egg and a tomato; pasta with a tin of tomatoes; and extra mild plastic-y cheddar chopped into cubes with bits of cucumber. Paloma Faith
Drinkers could order a Scotch egg with their pint to get around the Tier 2restrictions in England, Environment Secretary George Eustice has suggested. Source: Internet
Walking the dog on a usually deserted beach and calling in for a luchtime beer with the ‘compulsory’ Scotch egg (shared with the dog) means that the worst of the restrictions seem far away. Source: Internet