Cullen skink which has developed the secondary meaning of a soup, especially one made from these. The word "skink" is ultimately derived from the Middle Dutch "schenke" "shin, hough" (cognate with the English word "shank" and German "Schenkel", 'thigh', and "Schinken", 'ham'). It has no etymological connection with its homonym "skink", meaning a lizard belonging to the infraorder Scincomorpha. Cullen skink Cullen skink is a thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions. An authentic Cullen skink will use finnan haddie, but it may be prepared with any other undyed smoked haddock. This soup is a local speciality, from the
Banga (soup) pepper or scotch bonnet, and salt. The soup is sometimes eaten with a cocoyam (taro) pudding called "kwacoco". Banga Soup is mostly prepared using fresh catfish (fresh fish Banga soup) dried/smoked fish or meat. The soup can also make a wonderfully delicious dish when made with the addition of Okra {vegetable}. Banga soup is ceremonially and most preferably eaten with a yellow thick starchy paste from cassava starch called "Usi" by the Urhobos as well as their Isoko and Okpe kinsmen. Non Urhobos prefer using Eba because eating "Oghwo" with "Usi" is an indigenous craft (cutting starch with the fingers