Food
A
Almond cake - Fiona bakes this one evening. Possibly the same as almond sponge below (V, chapter 7)
Almond sponge - Fiona serves this at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Almond squirts - Served at Lallybroch during the Hogmanay celebrations when Jamie and Laoghaire were reunited (V, chapter 37) Almond squirts are a type of biscuit made with ground almonds, egg whites and sugar
Apricots - baskets of apricots were collected at Castle Leoch for The Gathering (Outlander only, chapter 9)
Almond sponge - Fiona serves this at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Almond squirts - Served at Lallybroch during the Hogmanay celebrations when Jamie and Laoghaire were reunited (V, chapter 37) Almond squirts are a type of biscuit made with ground almonds, egg whites and sugar
Apricots - baskets of apricots were collected at Castle Leoch for The Gathering (Outlander only, chapter 9)
B
Bacon - The English soldiers were stealing bacon from the pantry at Lallybroch just before Jamie was arrested (Outlander, chapter 4)
Bangers and mash - sausages and mashed potato. Eaten one night at Lallybroch (DIA, chapter 33)
Bannocks - a flat unleavened bread, eaten regularly
Barley brose - the Ardsmuir men's diet was supplemented with barley brose twice a week (V, chapter 10) Brose is a dish made from boiling liquid and meal, so barley brose will be boiling liquid and barley
Black pudding - Jerry MacKenzie thinks about the black pudding fried in lard he ate for breakfast as a youth, when he is hungry after falling through the stones (Leaf)
Bread - a staple foodstuff eaten in many forms and places
Brose - an uncooked form of porridge - oatmeal or other forms of meal with boiling water added to them. Geillis made this for Arthur (Cross Stitch only, chapter 25) Jamie refers to brose as being boiled barley (V, chapter 5)
Brose pudding - brose (see above) which has been made into a pudding, usually by adding things such as cream, whiskey, nuts, honey, etc. It's often called Atholl Brose. This was eaten at Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 32)
Broth - Claire's first meal at Castle Leoch is broth and bread (Outlander, chapter 4) Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis makes a delicious broth of marrow bones, garlic, caraway seed and a lump of pork fat in the hope that Jamie will be able to keep it down, but to no avail (V, chapter 41)
Butter - also eaten regularly and usually freshly made and delicious
Bangers and mash - sausages and mashed potato. Eaten one night at Lallybroch (DIA, chapter 33)
Bannocks - a flat unleavened bread, eaten regularly
Barley brose - the Ardsmuir men's diet was supplemented with barley brose twice a week (V, chapter 10) Brose is a dish made from boiling liquid and meal, so barley brose will be boiling liquid and barley
Black pudding - Jerry MacKenzie thinks about the black pudding fried in lard he ate for breakfast as a youth, when he is hungry after falling through the stones (Leaf)
Bread - a staple foodstuff eaten in many forms and places
Brose - an uncooked form of porridge - oatmeal or other forms of meal with boiling water added to them. Geillis made this for Arthur (Cross Stitch only, chapter 25) Jamie refers to brose as being boiled barley (V, chapter 5)
Brose pudding - brose (see above) which has been made into a pudding, usually by adding things such as cream, whiskey, nuts, honey, etc. It's often called Atholl Brose. This was eaten at Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 32)
Broth - Claire's first meal at Castle Leoch is broth and bread (Outlander, chapter 4) Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis makes a delicious broth of marrow bones, garlic, caraway seed and a lump of pork fat in the hope that Jamie will be able to keep it down, but to no avail (V, chapter 41)
Butter - also eaten regularly and usually freshly made and delicious
C
Cassoulet - Claire and Jamie have a spiced bacon and bean cassoulet in Paris (DIA, chapter 13)
Cayenne - Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, goes off murmuring about cayenne after the crew catch him a shark for dinner (V, chapter 44)
Cheese - Claire and Mr Crook ate cheese and pickle sandwiches on their trip to look for plants (Cross Stitch only, chapter 2) Sheepmilk cheese is a filling in Highland sandwiches (V, chapter 35)
Cherries - baskets of cherries were collected at Castle Leoch for The Gathering (Outlander only, chapter 9) when Mary McNab visits Jamie in his cave just before he gives himself up she brings a basket of food that includes a bunch of early cherries (V, chapter 6)
Chestnut tarts - Fergus eats these pastries after stealing letters for Jamie (DIA, chapter 13)
Chicken - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Cross Stitch only, chapter 10)
Chocolate biscuits - Fiona serves homemade chocolate biscuits to Roger at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Cinnamon scones - Fiona makes cinnamon scones and asks Brianna if she wants to watch her make them (V, chapter 3)
Clotted Cream - Mrs Graham serves this on her scones (Outlander only, chapter 2) Jamie and Ian have it with tarte tatin while serving in France as mercenaries (Virgins)
Cock-a-leekie soup - this was made to go with the roasted potatoes on the day of the first potato harvest at Lallybroch when all the tenants feasted in the field (DIA, chapter 32) Cock-a-leekie soup is a Scottish soup made from leeks and chicken stock, and sometimes chicken meat as well
Confits - served at the ball at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Cornichon - cornichon is the French word for gherkin. They were eaten at the picnic on the outing to the Royal stud with the Duke of Sandringham (DIA, chapter 22)
Cream cakes - Fiona serves cream-cakes to Roger, Claire and Brianna at the manse (DIA, chapter 2) Jamie, Claire, Jenny and Ian recover from negotiating Laoghaire's settlement with Ned Gowan by eating cream cakes in the laird's study (V, chapter 38)
Crumbly - offered to the Lallybroch tenants on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31) I'm not sure exactly what 'crumbly' is - possibly a crumbly fudge-like Scottish sweet called tablet
Cullen skink - a thick soup made from haddock, potatoes and onions. Geillis made this for Arthur (Outlander only, chapter 25)
Custard - Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis gives Jamie custard to eat when he is battling seasickness (V, chapter 41)
Cayenne - Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, goes off murmuring about cayenne after the crew catch him a shark for dinner (V, chapter 44)
Cheese - Claire and Mr Crook ate cheese and pickle sandwiches on their trip to look for plants (Cross Stitch only, chapter 2) Sheepmilk cheese is a filling in Highland sandwiches (V, chapter 35)
Cherries - baskets of cherries were collected at Castle Leoch for The Gathering (Outlander only, chapter 9) when Mary McNab visits Jamie in his cave just before he gives himself up she brings a basket of food that includes a bunch of early cherries (V, chapter 6)
Chestnut tarts - Fergus eats these pastries after stealing letters for Jamie (DIA, chapter 13)
Chicken - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Cross Stitch only, chapter 10)
Chocolate biscuits - Fiona serves homemade chocolate biscuits to Roger at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Cinnamon scones - Fiona makes cinnamon scones and asks Brianna if she wants to watch her make them (V, chapter 3)
Clotted Cream - Mrs Graham serves this on her scones (Outlander only, chapter 2) Jamie and Ian have it with tarte tatin while serving in France as mercenaries (Virgins)
Cock-a-leekie soup - this was made to go with the roasted potatoes on the day of the first potato harvest at Lallybroch when all the tenants feasted in the field (DIA, chapter 32) Cock-a-leekie soup is a Scottish soup made from leeks and chicken stock, and sometimes chicken meat as well
Confits - served at the ball at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Cornichon - cornichon is the French word for gherkin. They were eaten at the picnic on the outing to the Royal stud with the Duke of Sandringham (DIA, chapter 22)
Cream cakes - Fiona serves cream-cakes to Roger, Claire and Brianna at the manse (DIA, chapter 2) Jamie, Claire, Jenny and Ian recover from negotiating Laoghaire's settlement with Ned Gowan by eating cream cakes in the laird's study (V, chapter 38)
Crumbly - offered to the Lallybroch tenants on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31) I'm not sure exactly what 'crumbly' is - possibly a crumbly fudge-like Scottish sweet called tablet
Cullen skink - a thick soup made from haddock, potatoes and onions. Geillis made this for Arthur (Outlander only, chapter 25)
Custard - Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis gives Jamie custard to eat when he is battling seasickness (V, chapter 41)
D
Deer - eaten often. See also Venison
Drammach - a handful of oats and water (Outlander, chapter 6)
Dried figs - there is a small quantity of dried figs on board the Porpoise for the use of the new Governor of Jamaica, Lord John Grey (V, chapter 46)
Dried Peas - Claire has 300 pounds of dried peas put aboard the Artemis to supplement the crew's diet (V, chapter 43)
Dundee Cake - Fiona serves this at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Dunedin sausage - this is the sausage that Jamie is carrying when he walks into the brothel in Paris while fleeing the men who are after him. It is described as being "made of spiced duck, ham and venison, boiled, stuffed and sun-dried, a Dunedin sausage measured eighteen inches from end to end and was hard as seasoned oakwood" (DIA, chapter 12)
Drammach - a handful of oats and water (Outlander, chapter 6)
Dried figs - there is a small quantity of dried figs on board the Porpoise for the use of the new Governor of Jamaica, Lord John Grey (V, chapter 46)
Dried Peas - Claire has 300 pounds of dried peas put aboard the Artemis to supplement the crew's diet (V, chapter 43)
Dundee Cake - Fiona serves this at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Dunedin sausage - this is the sausage that Jamie is carrying when he walks into the brothel in Paris while fleeing the men who are after him. It is described as being "made of spiced duck, ham and venison, boiled, stuffed and sun-dried, a Dunedin sausage measured eighteen inches from end to end and was hard as seasoned oakwood" (DIA, chapter 12)
E
Edinburgh Rock - a Scottish confectionary sold in the tourist shops in Inverness (DIA, chapter 3)
Eel - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Outlander, chapter 10)
Eel - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Outlander, chapter 10)
F
Figgy-dowdy - served on board the Artemis. Figgy-dowdy is a boiled fruit pudding made from hard tack crumbs, suet and dried fruit. It is similar to plum duff
Fish - fileted fish poached in wine and served on a sea of aspic filled with shrimp was served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Flour - The English soldiers were stealing flour from the pantry at Lallybroch just before Jamie was arrested (Outlander, chapter 4)
Fruitcake - offered to the Lallybroch tenants on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31)
Fungas - Jamie tells Claire he was looking for big orange fungas that grow on trees as something to eat when he was an outlaw (Outlander, chapter 6)
Fish - fileted fish poached in wine and served on a sea of aspic filled with shrimp was served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Flour - The English soldiers were stealing flour from the pantry at Lallybroch just before Jamie was arrested (Outlander, chapter 4)
Fruitcake - offered to the Lallybroch tenants on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31)
Fungas - Jamie tells Claire he was looking for big orange fungas that grow on trees as something to eat when he was an outlaw (Outlander, chapter 6)
G
Garlic - hanging in the root cellar at Lallybroch (V, chapter 38)
Garlic bread - Claire orders a basket of garlic bread at an Italian restaurant after she steals Gillian Edgars' notebook from the Institute (DIA, chapter 48)
Ginger-nut biscuits - Fiona bakes these for Roger, Brianna and Claire (V, chapter 7)
Girdle cakes - Claire has girdle cakes for breakfast at Lallybroch the morning after she returns to Jamie when he's been shot by Laoghaire (V, chapter 37) Girdle cakes are like mini-pancakes, and are known in other parts of the world as pikelets, griddle cakes & hot cakes amongst other things. Girdle is the Scottish word for griddle and is a flat cast iron plate with a hooped handle which is placed over the fire and used as a cooking surface
Goat meat and bacon savory - Jenny makes this for Jamie one time when he comes down from his cave for a visit (V, chapter 4)
Grapefruit - Claire says Margaret Campbell must eat a lot of oranges, grapefruit and lemons when she gets to the West Indies to cure her nutritional deficiency (V, chapter 29)
Grass - Jamie tells Claire he had to eat grass once when he was starving. It gave him very bad cramps and wind (Outlander, chapter 6)
Green onions - when Mary McNab visits Jamie in his cave just before he gives himself up she brings a basket of food that includes several young green onions (V, chapter 6) Green onions are also known as spring onions or scallions
Grouse - Jamie sometimes snared grouse to bring to Jenny and her family when he lived in the cave (V, chapter 4) Grouse are game birds belonging to the same order as chickens and are heavily built like chickens so make good eating
Guavas - growing in the courtyard in Father Fogden's hacienda (V, chapter 50)
Garlic bread - Claire orders a basket of garlic bread at an Italian restaurant after she steals Gillian Edgars' notebook from the Institute (DIA, chapter 48)
Ginger-nut biscuits - Fiona bakes these for Roger, Brianna and Claire (V, chapter 7)
Girdle cakes - Claire has girdle cakes for breakfast at Lallybroch the morning after she returns to Jamie when he's been shot by Laoghaire (V, chapter 37) Girdle cakes are like mini-pancakes, and are known in other parts of the world as pikelets, griddle cakes & hot cakes amongst other things. Girdle is the Scottish word for griddle and is a flat cast iron plate with a hooped handle which is placed over the fire and used as a cooking surface
Goat meat and bacon savory - Jenny makes this for Jamie one time when he comes down from his cave for a visit (V, chapter 4)
Grapefruit - Claire says Margaret Campbell must eat a lot of oranges, grapefruit and lemons when she gets to the West Indies to cure her nutritional deficiency (V, chapter 29)
Grass - Jamie tells Claire he had to eat grass once when he was starving. It gave him very bad cramps and wind (Outlander, chapter 6)
Green onions - when Mary McNab visits Jamie in his cave just before he gives himself up she brings a basket of food that includes several young green onions (V, chapter 6) Green onions are also known as spring onions or scallions
Grouse - Jamie sometimes snared grouse to bring to Jenny and her family when he lived in the cave (V, chapter 4) Grouse are game birds belonging to the same order as chickens and are heavily built like chickens so make good eating
Guavas - growing in the courtyard in Father Fogden's hacienda (V, chapter 50)
H
Haggis - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Outlander only, chapter 10) John Grey is served haggis on his first meal as Ardsmuir Governor but he sent it back and requested a plain boiled saddle of mutton instead (V, chapter 8)
Ham - Claire and Mr Crook ate ham sandwiches on their trip to look for plants (Outlander only, chapter 2), the pantry shelves at Castle Leoch were filled with hams for The Gathering (Outlander, chapter 9) Murtagh stole a large ham from the Duke of Sandringham's home (DIA, chapter 44)
Hardtack - standard fare aboard the Artemis (V, chapter 41) Hardtack is a cheap, long lasting biscuit made from flour and water. 'Tack' is nautical slang for 'food'.
Hare pie - Jenny bakes a hare pie one evening when Jamie comes down from the cave, although the animals that Jamie caught for her are described as rabbits rather than hares (V, chapter 5)
Hershey bar with almonds - Claire eats one of these the day she pretends to be sick to avoid visiting Culloden Field (DIA, chapter 3)
Highland Sandwiches - Fresh bread filled with sheepmilk cheese and homemade pickle. Jenny gives Claire some Highland sandwiches to take with her when she flees Lallybroch after learning that Jamie is married to Laoghaire (V, chapter 35)
Honey - Colum offers Claire oatcakes spread with honey while interrogating her (Outlander, chapter 5)
Honey balls - sweets that Jamie was given (DIA, chapter 33)
Horsemeat - the spoiled cask on board the Artemis contained horsemeat (V, chapter 44)
Hough - Jenny tells Jamie if he hasn't brought any meat with him they will be having brose and hough for dinner (V, chapter 5) Hough is the leg or shin of an animal
Ham - Claire and Mr Crook ate ham sandwiches on their trip to look for plants (Outlander only, chapter 2), the pantry shelves at Castle Leoch were filled with hams for The Gathering (Outlander, chapter 9) Murtagh stole a large ham from the Duke of Sandringham's home (DIA, chapter 44)
Hardtack - standard fare aboard the Artemis (V, chapter 41) Hardtack is a cheap, long lasting biscuit made from flour and water. 'Tack' is nautical slang for 'food'.
Hare pie - Jenny bakes a hare pie one evening when Jamie comes down from the cave, although the animals that Jamie caught for her are described as rabbits rather than hares (V, chapter 5)
Hershey bar with almonds - Claire eats one of these the day she pretends to be sick to avoid visiting Culloden Field (DIA, chapter 3)
Highland Sandwiches - Fresh bread filled with sheepmilk cheese and homemade pickle. Jenny gives Claire some Highland sandwiches to take with her when she flees Lallybroch after learning that Jamie is married to Laoghaire (V, chapter 35)
Honey - Colum offers Claire oatcakes spread with honey while interrogating her (Outlander, chapter 5)
Honey balls - sweets that Jamie was given (DIA, chapter 33)
Horsemeat - the spoiled cask on board the Artemis contained horsemeat (V, chapter 44)
Hough - Jenny tells Jamie if he hasn't brought any meat with him they will be having brose and hough for dinner (V, chapter 5) Hough is the leg or shin of an animal
J
Jam - Mrs Graham serves this on her scones (Cross Stitch only, chapter 2)
Jam cakes - Mrs Crook cooks jam cakes on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31)
Jam tarts - Fiona serves jam tarts to Roger, Claire and Brianna at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Jellied eel - Brianna buys jellied eels in a pub at Drumnadrochit (V, chapter 17)
Jam cakes - Mrs Crook cooks jam cakes on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31)
Jam tarts - Fiona serves jam tarts to Roger, Claire and Brianna at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Jellied eel - Brianna buys jellied eels in a pub at Drumnadrochit (V, chapter 17)
K
Kale - Claire eats boiled kale at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 8)
L
Lemons - Claire says Margaret Campbell must eat a lot of oranges, grapefruit and lemons when she gets to the West Indies to cure her nutritional deficiency (V, chapter 29)
M
Manioc - when Claire arrives at Father Fogden's hacienda she is served a meal of fried plaintain mixed with manioc and red beans (V, chapter 50) Manioc is also called cassava. It is a tuberous root vegetable.
Margarine - Marjorie MacKenzie eats toast with a thin scrape of margarine when Frank Randall stays for afternoon tea (Leaf)
Marmalade - Jerry MacKenzie thinks about the bannocks with marmalade he ate for breakfast as a youth, when he is hungry after falling through the stones (Leaf)
Marmite - Jerry MacKenzie sometimes used to bring Marjorie breakfast in bed - marmite on toast and a cup of tea (Leaf)
Meat pie - Claire eats a meat pie after returning from her first day at L'Hopital des Anges (DIA, chapter 12)
Milk thistle - Jamie gathers these at Ardsmuir for the men to eat. He tells them to take the heads off, mash up the leaves and stems and either eat them on a bannock or make them into a tea (V, chapter 8)
Milk toast - Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis gives Jamie milk toast made from fresh goat's milk to eat when he is battling seasickness (V, chapter 41)
Molasses - this is spread on bannocks in Outlander, but in Cross Stitch they use honey (Outlander only, chapter 6)
Mussels - Claire ate steamed mussels with butter in Le Havre (DIA, chapter 6)
Mutton - there was a sheep roasting on a spit in Castle Leoch at Claire's first meal in the dining hall (Outlander only, chapter 6) John Grey requests a plain boiled saddle of mutton in place of the haggis he is served for his first meal at Ardsmuir (V, chapter 8)
Margarine - Marjorie MacKenzie eats toast with a thin scrape of margarine when Frank Randall stays for afternoon tea (Leaf)
Marmalade - Jerry MacKenzie thinks about the bannocks with marmalade he ate for breakfast as a youth, when he is hungry after falling through the stones (Leaf)
Marmite - Jerry MacKenzie sometimes used to bring Marjorie breakfast in bed - marmite on toast and a cup of tea (Leaf)
Meat pie - Claire eats a meat pie after returning from her first day at L'Hopital des Anges (DIA, chapter 12)
Milk thistle - Jamie gathers these at Ardsmuir for the men to eat. He tells them to take the heads off, mash up the leaves and stems and either eat them on a bannock or make them into a tea (V, chapter 8)
Milk toast - Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis gives Jamie milk toast made from fresh goat's milk to eat when he is battling seasickness (V, chapter 41)
Molasses - this is spread on bannocks in Outlander, but in Cross Stitch they use honey (Outlander only, chapter 6)
Mussels - Claire ate steamed mussels with butter in Le Havre (DIA, chapter 6)
Mutton - there was a sheep roasting on a spit in Castle Leoch at Claire's first meal in the dining hall (Outlander only, chapter 6) John Grey requests a plain boiled saddle of mutton in place of the haggis he is served for his first meal at Ardsmuir (V, chapter 8)
N
Naples biscuit - there is a quantity of Naples biscuit on board the Porpoise for the use of the new Governor of Jamaica, Lord John Grey (V, chapter 46) Naples biscuits were a sponge-like biscuit
Nightingales - nightingales were served as an hors d'oeuvre at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles. Honey-glazed whole baby nightingales stuffed with almond paste were served in a pastry nest decorated with two large nightingales perching on the edge of the nest which had been skinned and roasted, stuffed with apple and cinnamon, and redressed in their feathers (DIA, chapter 9)
Nightingales - nightingales were served as an hors d'oeuvre at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles. Honey-glazed whole baby nightingales stuffed with almond paste were served in a pastry nest decorated with two large nightingales perching on the edge of the nest which had been skinned and roasted, stuffed with apple and cinnamon, and redressed in their feathers (DIA, chapter 9)
O
Oatbread - eaten at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 24) Eaten at Madame Jeanne's brothel (V, chapter 25)
Oatcakes - Colum offers Claire oatcakes spread with honey while interrogating her (Outlander, chapter 5)
Oatmeal - Claire has a large quantity of oatmeal put aboard the Artemis to supplement the crew's diet (V, chapter 43)
Omelet - Jamie is given an omelette to eat on the night he arrives at Ellesmere (V, chapter 14)
Onions - a staple vegetable
Oranges - Claire says Margaret Campbell must eat a lot of oranges, grapefruit and lemons when she gets to the West Indies to cure her nutritional deficiency (V, chapter 29) Claire sweetens up Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, with an ounce of dried orange peel (V, chapter 41)
Oyster stew - Claire sees a huge kettle of oyster stew simmering in the kitchen of The World's End tavern (V, chapter 25) Claire and Jamie ate oyster stew at Moubray's Tavern. As oysters have a reputation as an aphrodisiac that perhaps explains what followed after the meal! (V, chapter 27)
Oatcakes - Colum offers Claire oatcakes spread with honey while interrogating her (Outlander, chapter 5)
Oatmeal - Claire has a large quantity of oatmeal put aboard the Artemis to supplement the crew's diet (V, chapter 43)
Omelet - Jamie is given an omelette to eat on the night he arrives at Ellesmere (V, chapter 14)
Onions - a staple vegetable
Oranges - Claire says Margaret Campbell must eat a lot of oranges, grapefruit and lemons when she gets to the West Indies to cure her nutritional deficiency (V, chapter 29) Claire sweetens up Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, with an ounce of dried orange peel (V, chapter 41)
Oyster stew - Claire sees a huge kettle of oyster stew simmering in the kitchen of The World's End tavern (V, chapter 25) Claire and Jamie ate oyster stew at Moubray's Tavern. As oysters have a reputation as an aphrodisiac that perhaps explains what followed after the meal! (V, chapter 27)
P
Parritch - also known as porridge. The ubiquitous Highland food, eaten frequently and known for keeping the bowels regular
Partridge pie - Jenny cooks this for Jamie one evening when he comes down from his cave for his monthly visit (V, chapter 4)
Parsley - Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, goes off murmuring about dried parsley after the crew catch him a shark for dinner (V, chapter 44)
Pasties - pastry filled with meat and vegetables. Jerry MacKenzie is attempting to steal a pasty when he is discovered and hit over the head with a shovel (Leaf)
Pastries - the pantry shelves at Castle Leoch were filled with pastries for The Gathering (Outlander, chapter 9)
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches - Claire takes these with her through the stones when she goes back to find Jamie (V, chapter 24)
Pheasant - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Outlander only, chapter 10) John Grey serves a pheasant he shot himself on the night he makes his advances to Jamie at Ardsmuir (V, chapter 11)
Piccalilli - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, threatens to stew a shark's liver and serve it with piccalilli (V, chapter 44) Piccalilli is a relish made from pickled vegetables and spices
Pickle - Claire and Mr Crook ate cheese and pickle sandwiches on their trip to look for plants (Cross Stitch only, chapter 2) Pickle is a filling in Highland sandwiches (V, chapter 35)
Pickled eggs - Brianna was offered pickled eggs in a pub in Drumnadrochit (V, chapter 17)
Pickled gherkins - Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis gives Jamie pickled gherkins to suck on when he is battling seasickness (V, chapter 41)
Pickled herring - Claire can tell that the man who rescued her from Jack Randall after she fell through the stones had been eating pickled herring (Outlander, chapter 3) There is a vendor selling pickled herrings outside the house of Colonel Gordon Campbell in Livingston where Claire is taken after being 'rescued' from Dougal's men at the Battle of Falkirk Muir (DIA, chapter 44)
Pigeon minced with truffles - Claire and Jamie eat hot rolls stuffed with pigeon minced with truffles while staying at Madaem Jeanne's in Edinburgh (V, chapter 28)
Plaintain - when Claire arrives at Father Fogden's hacienda she is served a meal of fried plaintain mixed with manioc and red beans (V, chapter 50) Plaintain are bananas which are eaten when cooked
Plover's eggs - Jamie sometimes managed to bring a nest of plover's eggs to Jenny and her family when he lived in his cave (V, chapter 4)
Plum cake - a rat helps himself to some of Lord John's plum cake in his office at Ardsmuir (V, chapter 8) Served at Lallybroch during the Hogmanay celebrations when Jamie and Laoghaire were reunited (V, chapter 37)
Plum duff - served on board the Artemis (V, chapter 43) Plum duff is a boiled fruit pudding
Porridge - also known as parritch. The ubiquitous Highland food, eaten frequently and known for keeping the bowels regular
Potatoes - boiled potatoes were served at the tavern where Jamie got his love bites (DIA, chapter 17) the Lallybroch tenants celebrate the first harvest of their potatoes by having a feast in the field with roast potatoes and butter (DIA, chapter 32) Claire eats fried potatoes at Madame Jeanne's brothel the day after she reunites with Jamie (V, chapter 26)
Powdered eggs - Jerry MacKenzie thinks about the powdered eggs he would have been served in the pilot's mess when he is hungry (Leaf)
Partridge pie - Jenny cooks this for Jamie one evening when he comes down from his cave for his monthly visit (V, chapter 4)
Parsley - Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, goes off murmuring about dried parsley after the crew catch him a shark for dinner (V, chapter 44)
Pasties - pastry filled with meat and vegetables. Jerry MacKenzie is attempting to steal a pasty when he is discovered and hit over the head with a shovel (Leaf)
Pastries - the pantry shelves at Castle Leoch were filled with pastries for The Gathering (Outlander, chapter 9)
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches - Claire takes these with her through the stones when she goes back to find Jamie (V, chapter 24)
Pheasant - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Outlander only, chapter 10) John Grey serves a pheasant he shot himself on the night he makes his advances to Jamie at Ardsmuir (V, chapter 11)
Piccalilli - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, threatens to stew a shark's liver and serve it with piccalilli (V, chapter 44) Piccalilli is a relish made from pickled vegetables and spices
Pickle - Claire and Mr Crook ate cheese and pickle sandwiches on their trip to look for plants (Cross Stitch only, chapter 2) Pickle is a filling in Highland sandwiches (V, chapter 35)
Pickled eggs - Brianna was offered pickled eggs in a pub in Drumnadrochit (V, chapter 17)
Pickled gherkins - Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis gives Jamie pickled gherkins to suck on when he is battling seasickness (V, chapter 41)
Pickled herring - Claire can tell that the man who rescued her from Jack Randall after she fell through the stones had been eating pickled herring (Outlander, chapter 3) There is a vendor selling pickled herrings outside the house of Colonel Gordon Campbell in Livingston where Claire is taken after being 'rescued' from Dougal's men at the Battle of Falkirk Muir (DIA, chapter 44)
Pigeon minced with truffles - Claire and Jamie eat hot rolls stuffed with pigeon minced with truffles while staying at Madaem Jeanne's in Edinburgh (V, chapter 28)
Plaintain - when Claire arrives at Father Fogden's hacienda she is served a meal of fried plaintain mixed with manioc and red beans (V, chapter 50) Plaintain are bananas which are eaten when cooked
Plover's eggs - Jamie sometimes managed to bring a nest of plover's eggs to Jenny and her family when he lived in his cave (V, chapter 4)
Plum cake - a rat helps himself to some of Lord John's plum cake in his office at Ardsmuir (V, chapter 8) Served at Lallybroch during the Hogmanay celebrations when Jamie and Laoghaire were reunited (V, chapter 37)
Plum duff - served on board the Artemis (V, chapter 43) Plum duff is a boiled fruit pudding
Porridge - also known as parritch. The ubiquitous Highland food, eaten frequently and known for keeping the bowels regular
Potatoes - boiled potatoes were served at the tavern where Jamie got his love bites (DIA, chapter 17) the Lallybroch tenants celebrate the first harvest of their potatoes by having a feast in the field with roast potatoes and butter (DIA, chapter 32) Claire eats fried potatoes at Madame Jeanne's brothel the day after she reunites with Jamie (V, chapter 26)
Powdered eggs - Jerry MacKenzie thinks about the powdered eggs he would have been served in the pilot's mess when he is hungry (Leaf)
Q
Quince jelly - quince jelly was served at the tavern where Jamie got his love bites (DIA, chapter 17)
R
Rabbit - Jamie says he used to snare rabbits to eat when he lived with the outlaws (Outlander, chapter 6) He cooks rabbit for Claire after rescuing her from the witch trial (Outlander, chapter 25)
Red beans - when Claire arrives at Father Fogden's hacienda she is served a meal of fried plaintain mixed with manioc and red beans (V, chapter 50) Red beans are kidney beans
Redcurrant jam - When Claire meets Jenny again for the first time after travelling back through the stones she notes that Jenny's hands smell of herbs and red-currant jam (V, chapter 32)
Roast Beef - part of Jamie & Claire's wedding breakfast (Outlander, chapter 15)
Roast partridge - when Mary McNab visits Jamie in his cave just before he gives himself up she brings a basket of food that includes cold roast partridge (V, chapter 6)
Roast pheasant stuffed with honeyed chestnuts - Mrs Fitz serves this when the Duke of Sandringham visits Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 24)
Red beans - when Claire arrives at Father Fogden's hacienda she is served a meal of fried plaintain mixed with manioc and red beans (V, chapter 50) Red beans are kidney beans
Redcurrant jam - When Claire meets Jenny again for the first time after travelling back through the stones she notes that Jenny's hands smell of herbs and red-currant jam (V, chapter 32)
Roast Beef - part of Jamie & Claire's wedding breakfast (Outlander, chapter 15)
Roast partridge - when Mary McNab visits Jamie in his cave just before he gives himself up she brings a basket of food that includes cold roast partridge (V, chapter 6)
Roast pheasant stuffed with honeyed chestnuts - Mrs Fitz serves this when the Duke of Sandringham visits Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 24)
S
Salad of greens - John Grey serves this as part of the meal at Ardsmuir on the night he makes his advances to Jamie (V, chapter 11)
Salmon mousse - served at the soon-to-be scandalous dinner party that Jamie and Claire host on the night that Claire and Mary are attacked (DIA, chapter 21)
Salt beef - served at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 8)
Salt herring - Jamie eats this for breakfast on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31) This is eaten by the people in the Highland Army at Tranent (DIA, chapter 36)
Salt pork - standard fare aboard the Artemis (V, chapter 41)
Sandwiches - eaten at various times, e.g. Claire and Mr Crook ate sandwiches when he took her out to look for plants. In Outlander they were ham sandwiches, and in Cross Stitch they were cheese and pickle. (Outlander/Cross Stitch, chapter 2)
Sardines - Marjorie MacKenzie's mother serves tinned sardines for dinner - a rare treat during the war (Leaf)
Sausages - small, richly spiced sausages were served at the picnic at the Royal stud on the Duke of Sandringham's outing (DIA, chapter 22) Murtagh stole strings of sausages from the Duke of Sandringham's home (DIA, chapter 44) Claire eats sausages at Madame Jeanne's brothel the day after she reunites with Jamie (V, chapter 26)
Savoy Biscuits - Served at Lallybroch during the Hogmanay celebrations when Jamie and Laoghaire were reunited (V, chapter 37) Savoy biscuits are sponge fingers and are also known as ladyfingers
Scones - Claire and Frank were eating scones at Mr Bainbridge's house when Claire dropped the teapot (Outlander, chapter 1), Claire has scones with Mrs Graham when she gets her tea leaves read (Outlander, chapter 2) Fiona serves scones with clotted cream to Roger, Claire and Brianna at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Scrambled eggs - Claire and Brianna have these for supper after their day trip to Loch Ness (DIA, chapter 1)
Shark eyeballs jellied in sherry wine - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, yells that he will turn a shark into this dish (V, chapter 44)
Shark fin soup - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, yells that he will turn a shark into this dish (V, chapter 44)
Shark liver stewed with piccalilli - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, yells that he will turn a shark into this dish (V, chapter 44)
Shark steak with mustard - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, yells that he will turn a shark into this dish (V, chapter 44)
Shepherd's pie - Roger and Brianna dine in a pub in Inverness that smells of Shepherd's pie (DIA, chapter 48) Roger eats Shepherd's pie when dining with Claire and Brianna just before Claire goes back through the stones (V, chapter 22)
Shortbread - sold in the tourist shops in Inverness (DIA, chapter 3)
Shrimp - served in aspic at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Smoked beef - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Cross Stitch only, chapter 10)
Smoked herrings - Claire eats these at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 6)
Smoked tongue - Brianna was offered slices of smoked tongue in a pub in Drumnadrochit (V, chapter 17)
Sorbet - Jamie has this at the Rohan's house (DIA, chapter 11)
Soup - a clear soup was served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Spiced pickles - three varieties were served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Spit roast - there was a sheep roasting on a spit in Castle Leoch at Claire's first meal in the dining hall (Outlander only, chapter 6)
Sponge cake - Fiona serves sponge cake to Roger, Claire and Brianna at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Stew - served on many occasions in many different forms
Strawberry jam - Frank takes a small jar of strawberry jam to give to Marjorie MacKenzie when he delivers Jerry's posthumously awarded medal (Leaf)
Suckling pig - Mrs Fitz serves this when the Duke of Sandringham visits Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 24)
Sweets - offered to the Lallybroch tenants on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31)
Syllabub - Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis gives Jamie syllabub beaten up with whisky and an egg to eat when he is battling seasickness (V, chapter 41) Syllabub is a sweet dish made from cream which has been curdled by adding alcohol
Salmon mousse - served at the soon-to-be scandalous dinner party that Jamie and Claire host on the night that Claire and Mary are attacked (DIA, chapter 21)
Salt beef - served at Castle Leoch (Cross Stitch only, chapter 8)
Salt herring - Jamie eats this for breakfast on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31) This is eaten by the people in the Highland Army at Tranent (DIA, chapter 36)
Salt pork - standard fare aboard the Artemis (V, chapter 41)
Sandwiches - eaten at various times, e.g. Claire and Mr Crook ate sandwiches when he took her out to look for plants. In Outlander they were ham sandwiches, and in Cross Stitch they were cheese and pickle. (Outlander/Cross Stitch, chapter 2)
Sardines - Marjorie MacKenzie's mother serves tinned sardines for dinner - a rare treat during the war (Leaf)
Sausages - small, richly spiced sausages were served at the picnic at the Royal stud on the Duke of Sandringham's outing (DIA, chapter 22) Murtagh stole strings of sausages from the Duke of Sandringham's home (DIA, chapter 44) Claire eats sausages at Madame Jeanne's brothel the day after she reunites with Jamie (V, chapter 26)
Savoy Biscuits - Served at Lallybroch during the Hogmanay celebrations when Jamie and Laoghaire were reunited (V, chapter 37) Savoy biscuits are sponge fingers and are also known as ladyfingers
Scones - Claire and Frank were eating scones at Mr Bainbridge's house when Claire dropped the teapot (Outlander, chapter 1), Claire has scones with Mrs Graham when she gets her tea leaves read (Outlander, chapter 2) Fiona serves scones with clotted cream to Roger, Claire and Brianna at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Scrambled eggs - Claire and Brianna have these for supper after their day trip to Loch Ness (DIA, chapter 1)
Shark eyeballs jellied in sherry wine - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, yells that he will turn a shark into this dish (V, chapter 44)
Shark fin soup - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, yells that he will turn a shark into this dish (V, chapter 44)
Shark liver stewed with piccalilli - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, yells that he will turn a shark into this dish (V, chapter 44)
Shark steak with mustard - Murphy, the cook aboard the Artemis, yells that he will turn a shark into this dish (V, chapter 44)
Shepherd's pie - Roger and Brianna dine in a pub in Inverness that smells of Shepherd's pie (DIA, chapter 48) Roger eats Shepherd's pie when dining with Claire and Brianna just before Claire goes back through the stones (V, chapter 22)
Shortbread - sold in the tourist shops in Inverness (DIA, chapter 3)
Shrimp - served in aspic at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Smoked beef - served at Castle Leoch after the oath-taking (Cross Stitch only, chapter 10)
Smoked herrings - Claire eats these at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 6)
Smoked tongue - Brianna was offered slices of smoked tongue in a pub in Drumnadrochit (V, chapter 17)
Sorbet - Jamie has this at the Rohan's house (DIA, chapter 11)
Soup - a clear soup was served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Spiced pickles - three varieties were served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Spit roast - there was a sheep roasting on a spit in Castle Leoch at Claire's first meal in the dining hall (Outlander only, chapter 6)
Sponge cake - Fiona serves sponge cake to Roger, Claire and Brianna at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Stew - served on many occasions in many different forms
Strawberry jam - Frank takes a small jar of strawberry jam to give to Marjorie MacKenzie when he delivers Jerry's posthumously awarded medal (Leaf)
Suckling pig - Mrs Fitz serves this when the Duke of Sandringham visits Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 24)
Sweets - offered to the Lallybroch tenants on Quarter Day (Outlander, chapter 31)
Syllabub - Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis gives Jamie syllabub beaten up with whisky and an egg to eat when he is battling seasickness (V, chapter 41) Syllabub is a sweet dish made from cream which has been curdled by adding alcohol
T
Tarte tartin - Jamie and Ian eat tarte tatin with clotted cream while serving in France as mercenaries (Virgins)
Tartlets - served at the ball at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Toast - Jerry MacKenzie thinks about the soggy toast he would have been served in the pilot's mess when he is hungry (Leaf)
Toast with salmon - Claire eats this at the ball at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Tortellini Portofino - Claire orders a meal of tortellini Portofino at an Italian restaurant after she steals Gillian Edgars' notebook from the Institute (DIA, chapter 48)
Tripe with onions - when Claire is pregnant with Faith she cannot bear the smell of frying tripe with onions and bans it from the menu (DIA, chapter 17) Tripe is the stomach lining of various animals
Trout with almonds - served at the dinner party Jamie and Claire host immediately after Claire and Mary are attacked in the alleyway (DIA, chapter 18)
Turnips - Claire eats boiled turnips at Castle Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 8) Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, sprouts turnip tops to provide greens to eat (V, chapter 41)
Tartlets - served at the ball at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Toast - Jerry MacKenzie thinks about the soggy toast he would have been served in the pilot's mess when he is hungry (Leaf)
Toast with salmon - Claire eats this at the ball at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Tortellini Portofino - Claire orders a meal of tortellini Portofino at an Italian restaurant after she steals Gillian Edgars' notebook from the Institute (DIA, chapter 48)
Tripe with onions - when Claire is pregnant with Faith she cannot bear the smell of frying tripe with onions and bans it from the menu (DIA, chapter 17) Tripe is the stomach lining of various animals
Trout with almonds - served at the dinner party Jamie and Claire host immediately after Claire and Mary are attacked in the alleyway (DIA, chapter 18)
Turnips - Claire eats boiled turnips at Castle Leoch (Outlander only, chapter 8) Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, sprouts turnip tops to provide greens to eat (V, chapter 41)
V
Veal patties - served at Jared's house in Paris for dinner one night. They were accompanied with wine sauce (V, chapter 40)
Venison - Jamie says if he was lucky he got to eat venison when he was an outlaw (Outlander, chapter 6) roast venison was served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Venison - Jamie says if he was lucky he got to eat venison when he was an outlaw (Outlander, chapter 6) roast venison was served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
W
Watercress - Jamie picks watercress from a spring near Ardsmuir to eat to prevent scurvy (V, chapter 9)