Mothers Pride Scottish Plain White Medium Sliced Bread - 800g

In Scotland the plain loaf and the pan loaf are two different things, and people have firm views on both. The plain is the everyday one, the loaf on the corner shop shelf and on the kitchen counter beside the kettle.

A sliced loaf is just a sliced loaf until you want a particular sandwich. Scots in Canada go looking for this one because the piece they remember needs that height, that soft side and that dark crust on top. Anything else is a slightly different memory.

It comes medium sliced in an 800g loaf and is kept frozen, so it belongs in your freezer. Take out a few slices at a time, toast them straight from frozen or leave them on the counter for a bit, and put the rest back. The loaf lasts as long as your willpower does.

It is the base for a proper Scottish breakfast: Lorne sausage, tattie scones, a fried egg, beans if you insist. On a quieter morning it does a fine job with butter and a jar of marmalade.