How to pronounce Stovies

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈstoːviz/. In plain English letters that is STOH-veez, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Stovies?

Stovies is a main dish of the United Kingdom. Where it comes from: Scotland. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are potato and beef. It tastes savory and rich.

Where Stovies comes from

Stovies is one of 56 signature dishes of the United Kingdom on this map. See all dishes from Scotland.

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• Cock-a-leekie · Soup & stew · Scotland

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• Arbroath smokie · Main dish · Scotland

  An Arbroath smokie is a haddock that has been salted overnight, tied in pairs with hemp twine, dried overnight and then hot-smoked over a hardwood fire in a barrel sealed with wet sacks, so it comes out golden brown, cooked through and deeply smoky.

Food of the United Kingdom

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