⌕Food & favourites
From porridge onwards, discover familiar foods and the words and memories surrounding them.

A warm and witty celebration of Glasgow speech, packed with distinctive words, humour, memories and stories from the city.
Kate Sanderson celebrates the words, expressions and humour that make Glaswegian instantly recognisable. From everyday greetings and colourful turns of phrase to the vocabulary of childhood, work and city life, the dialect reflects the warmth and personality of Glasgow itself.
The book ranges far beyond a glossary, exploring food, football, music, architecture, the Clyde and the traditions of the Glasgow Fair. Personal memories and period photographs add a vivid sense of the people and places behind the language.
⌕From porridge onwards, discover familiar foods and the words and memories surrounding them.
⌕Period photographs recall the great Glasgow tradition of excursions down the Clyde.
⌕Stories of the Barrowland and Barras capture some of Glasgow’s most colourful characters.