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
Steckrübeneintopf called "Tokokers" (= "Zugekochtes"). If the meat is smoked, the dish is also called "Rökert" (= "Geräuchertes" or "smoked"). In Schleswig-Holstein the stew is made with pre-cooked sausage ("Kochwurst") and "Kassler" and is known as "Rübenmalheur". For the variant known as "Lübecker National", pork (blade, belly) is preferred. This recipe can also contain onions. In Hamburg the corresponding dish is called "Hamburger National". In Land Hadeln the potatoes are generally replaced by white flour dumplings ("Klüten"), which is why it goes under the name of "Speck und Klüten" ("bacon and dumplings"). Up to the middle of the 20th century as