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
Traditional Grimsby smoked fish France it would have an Appellation Controlee." While supermarkets tend to express greater interest in the quantity of fish mechanical kiln smokers can produce, traditional smoked fish has become a high end market product increasingly popular amongst top restaurants: Grimsby Based Regal Fish Supplies have supplied traditionally smoked Cod and Haddock supplied by Grimsby smokehouse MTL fish curers since 1989 nationwide via their website. In October 2009, Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish was awarded Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the European Commission, a protection supported by Jim Fitzpatrick, the then Minister of State at Defra. This followed a ten-year campaign